liketype—bothdisplayingthehonest,athleticfeatures
andrusticlookofthebreedandwell-presentedbytheir
handlers.Suchbitchesmakeveryusefulbroodmatronsin
one’sbreedingprogramandshouldtaketheirproperplace
inthefutureofthebreed.
IwasdelightedtofindlaterthattheAOMmaleturned
outtobea10-yearoldcampaignerIhadadmiredinhis
daysinCalifornia.Hestilllookstherole,moveswellin
accordancewithhisfitconditionandenjoyingbeingback
inthering.Houndsareworkedwellintotheirdouble-digit
yearsintheircountryoforiginandthisonewouldbeup
tothetest.
BOWwenttoa12-18monthbitchthatisofgood
typewithallthequalitiesbreedersdesireintheirbreeding
stock.Sheissound,well-madeandmovesaccordingly—
demonstratingtheathleticcorrectnessofthehunting
hound.WDwenttotheyoungestexhibit,andhetruly
capturedmyfancy.Imagineababypuppyabletotakeevery
stepaswellasseasonedcampaigners.Heisanexcellent
puppytogetyourhandsonandfeaturesaprominent
sternumwithapropershoulderandgoodreturnofupper
armaccentedbyclose-fittingelbows.
IfhegrowsuptothepotentialIsaw
ontheday,heshouldbesomething
specialdowntheroad.
RWDwenttoanotheryoungster,
thepromising15-month-oldfrom
BBE,andRWBwenttoalittermateof
theWD.Howexhilaratingtofindso
muchqualityintheyoungstersat
thisshow.Alltoooftenweseethe
Veteranstakingallthetophonorsat
suchshowsbecausetheyaresuperior
totheyoungerones.Well,no
lamentinghere.YES!PBGVfolkscan
beproudoftheiroldtimerswhodefinitely
holdtheiragewell.Buttheycanalsorejoice
atthepromisesprovidedbytheyoungstersin
Tucsonforthefutureofthebreed.
Myoverallimpressionofthedogsshown
inTucsonisfavorableastheywereallanimals
thatbelongedintheshowring.Thebreedhas
noglaringfaultsthatriddlethebreeding
stockacrosstheboard.Itwouldseemthatthe
mostdifficultpartoftheequationisgetting
thecompactlookwithsufficientleglength.
Breedersmustselectforleglengthfromelbow
toground,asthetallestdogoftenlacks
desiredpropertiesofthebreedsuchasawell-
angulatedfrontassembly.Alsoveryimportant
istheratioofthe
lengthofribcageto
loin.Whentheloinislong,itisfrequentlyaccompaniedby
longermuzzles,earsandtail.Tryingtogetitallineachdog
isachallengingandintimidatingtaskbreederspursue
throughouttheirbreedinglifetime.Itcertainlyisnotfor
thefaintofheart.
Thereissomuchhardworkinvolvedinanongoing
qualitybreedingprogram,andtrulythose
dedicatedbreederswhopursueperfectionyear
afteryeararethebackboneofoursport.Please
knowyouareappreciatedbytheentirefancy,
asanenthusiasticringsidemadeupofPBGV
loversfromallovertheworldamply
demonstrated.Thankyouforincluding
meinyourlovelyevent.
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