Great, hope you enjoy the book.
He actually has some great reads on Andre Giroux and other dogmen with their dogs.
A collective amount of greats from the 80's and 90's when travel was fair and the humaniacs and PETA
we're forming their attacks, yet the men that played the GAME were flourishing no less, with great opponents,
sportsmanship and respect amongst one an other.
When your word was your guarantee and your guarantee was your word.
Times have changed as have the men and women who participate within these yards and it seems is not going to get any better, any time soon.
Once upon a time someone would call out a weight, person, dog and within no time the other was there car, crate and dog in hand. No worries at the border, no worries at the Host home. No worries of anything at all.
Except the possibility that it may not be as good an evening, afternoon or morning for that matter. When the charges were let go and the games began. Aside from that everything else would be a great day/wk-end in the end.
Them days are long gone now. At best you can expect a good showing with 2-3 ppl in the stands because of the Covid () and at most 2 showings.(N.A.)
Even countries that were once open too all ideas, suggestions and participation are now a hollow of themselves.
Maybe it's better, as it seems a lot of crap has collected and infested the breed. Maybe after 20yrs it will clear out and those that should be owning this great breed of a dog will compete with those alone. Not too long ago no one knew what a game bred bulldog was about let alone used for. This was the greatest of times for the breed and sport.
Just look at what those dogs have left behind for the true fan to breed to. There were so many greats, with such few showings (compared to the abundance of dogs today) 2% of bulldogs are used for what they were bred for yet such a legacy can not be duplicated by any other breed.
Imagine all these show dogs you see at UKC, AKC, etc used only 2% of their Greats to continue a bloodline. They would be extinct in today's Westminster Dog show.
Hopefully I will be able to breed to a good little dog down the line thanks to the few, the proud, dog owners that took the time, the effort and the responsibility of making a great for some of us to breed to or better yet buy one and be able to say this dog truly is a work of art.
I know that I can say down the line that I can breed a female to a dog that was an champion in the early to mid 90's that's passed on but lucky to have pellets (and frozen sperm) yrs from now and be proud to walk that little shyt maker. His sire was worth picking up after and hopefully he (or she) will be too.
Take care my friend.

Northern Strong.