At 2:17 PM +0000 1/1/05, [email protected] wrote:
>but there are also breeders (like who I got my first
>Saluki from and who I'm getting my second one from) who breed to
>original "standards" of the breed (would a Beduin own THIS? could THIS
>course over miles of desert land and not tire? etc...).
And how do you prove the could??? Only by getting the animal out and
coursing it--in the Good Ol USA that is generally the mid to western
states where you can course jacks/coyotes...Or if you have whippets a
300 yard flatish field (and I could get down and kiss the ground that
we have such an easy breed test!)
The bull**** stops when the running starts.That is the problem with
so many of todays breeds--they are bred to look like they could with
little or no attempt to field test the theory. Look at the big
division between field dogs and show dogs in most breeds--it is quite
sad. And the AKC greys trying to separate themselves from the track
lines--even sadder.
If we are trying to recreate a 'Period' coursing/trailing/earthing
etc etc event we might be wiser to go by phenotype in allowing dogs
in....so no Wolfhounds in tunnels and no Teckles on the field....
Just a thought on this glorious WARM Jan day!!
Happy New Year!!!
Ta
Carol
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