Selfish is a stretch, but the intent is to make things right as you believe them to be, or even know them to be. It is just hard to change things after such a long time.
I have posted this a number of times before. I am not a breeder but I enjoy looking at older pedigrees. With that said, I do enjoy the posts concerning 'how this one was really bred'. They can get from 'just for your information' to 'your mama wears combat boots personal' in a quick minute. Still the same I enjoy reading the posts.
I have one in the back right now that is a good little female. I took a female of mine to be bred to a male that I truly believe is not papered as advertised. There are some things I would consider facts in my mind but I could never prove it without some forensic DNA work on a couple of dead dogs. She is a young female, and maybe she builds the resume of a Snooty, Rascal, Honeybunch, Molly Bee, Red Boy, etc. etc. that some day I can say, "OK, guys this how she was really bred".
This is a topic that has been hot since the dawn of the dogs. Some days it keeps the message boards moving and some days it keep the dogs moving.
On these topics I always quote/paraphrase Mr. Hughes. To know how a dog was truly bred all you have to do is win three or four or produce three or four. There will always be some SOB in the corner that knows 'how a dog is really bred'.
But at the end of the day it is not about being selfish, or which way a pedigree benefits who, it is about getting it right. Getting it right is especially important when it comes to a database, and more so when that database calculates information based on its entries. If it were not for the calculation portion ten pedigrees on the same dog would not really matter. Having a database and using the database makes making changes to older pedigrees a tremendous decision.
I have no viable information either way. Both dogs were way before my time and I do not have the insight of personally knowing the people involved way back then. I like the Snooty version but that is because I have owned a number of Snooty type dogs. That would fall into personal preference not proof one way or the other.
So I am for what is accurate not so much which dog should be on top of Amos. Having enough information to support a change in what has already been accepted is a tough task. If that task is met then I am for making things right.
Hopefully some of the test breeding features will serve the personal preferences and provide the information desired.
EWO
Originally Posted by bolero
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