That's a topic I think could be a thread of it's own.

I am a firm believer in the dogs of today over the dogs of yesterday. Don't misunderstand in that I'm not taking anything away from or discrediting any legend of the past.

It's just man's nature to romanticize the past.

There are plenty of good proven dogs today, both in sport and as producers that are available to anyone with the stud fee in hand. Two fine examples of this that I recently saw in the classifieds section here were the breedings to Ch Homicide and Ch Nascar.

I understand not everyone has the connections to be in a position to breed to such and such dog but then there is Mr. Garner who has bridged that gap between the sport and the common man. Where anyone with a Visa can own a pup off of a proven dog or breed to a proven stud. (While on the topic of Mr. Garner and frozen semen I think it's only a matter of time till he introduces a new stud dog directly off of Frisco, there is no way a man as business minded as him did not keep a straw or two off his all time ''best producing'' stud.)

I can certainly understand the appeal of getting a pup from or a litter from a long dead great but I think and this is only my opinion keep in mind, that most would not show that dog due to the price tag on the pup and dreams of what they could make studding the dog out when he's of age. Think of it in Hollywood terms in that most producers would rather invest in a remake of a proven financial success, a classic if you will then take a chance on a new script.

Ch Loco 4X , the dog who stopped the great Ali Baba, still in the U.S. and yes they are collecting straws off him for storage.