A good topic still.

Just had my monthly, bi-monthly visit with an older fellow who was doing these dogs in the 60's-90's. He was/is loud and obnoxious. He had few friends. Few liked him. Most respected him.

He never once trashed a guys dogs over the phone (pre-internet) or to another dog man. If he did not like yours dogs, the way your dogs were bred or especially how you took care of your dogs he would call you out the very first time it crossed his mind with you standing right there.

At your first rebuttal he would offer up a weight and let's set a date. If you did not have that weight you could pick another and together a date would be set.

Weights usually shut up the masses. I learned a ton from him and he had a saying or a pertinent phrase for every situation in the dogs.

He said always remember no matter how good your dog is, or how many he wins, there will always be 25 sonofabitches standing on the other side of the wall with one at home that is better. You will never get to see them but they will always be there. If you do not believe me, just ask those 25.

Dudes doing these dogs are the back bone of the game. The blood, sweat and tears from these dudes is also the back bone of the peddling game for others. Been that way forever.

EWO