In a message dated 12/29/2004 9:00:33 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: to be allowed to attend, one must provide the GW Kennel Lands person (me, this year) with documentation that the breed was used for coursing in period What if I am pretty sure we won't be there this year, but we probably will be in future? Can I get the documention put through now for later (or even for other 'luki people who might come along?)
(let us NOT get into a discussion of whether or not there were "breeds" in period....I've been fighting THAT battle all month!) and also pledge that I heartily AGREE!!! Much like *breeds* of people... tish... How about looking at it this way? The Victorians are responsible for creating these ridiculous breed/race groups. But, there weren't Victorians in the Middle Ages! So, the word *breed* itself is not Medieval! However, I do believe (supported by some source material -- particular to Western Europe) that people of the Middle Ages loved and appreciated their dogs much as we do today. Therefore, breed lines (especially of working dogs) would have catered to breeding of the best qualities. This seems to be true for 'lukis, and I imagine true for other breeds as well. As some of you know, the current buzz from breeders (at least those I know) is that (much like human lines), the best way to breed is to take dogs with qualities you need to enhance -- not particularly dogs from the same "breed" either. Though I believe there is some fear that people in general may take this concept and run with it, creating mutts of Frankensteinian proportion... *G* In general, many of these arguments seem a little silly -- not when you think of what you are including, but when you consider what you are excluding. Without experimentation and going out on a limb once in a while, the Rennaissance would never have happened! I love my salukis, but some of the prettiest I have seen have been some half breeds. There was a saluki breeder who tried for the "perfect" purebred saluki -- her dogs ended up so small and stunted that the last of the line couldn't even stand up. The question I have, is how distant are Greyhounds and other breeds from 'lukis, and would it be more helpful for the breed to go outside *type* dogs and look to breed to, say, herders or other working group types? Jonneth [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
