Kinda funny really.

Now this is just me and how I look at it. If a dog has the heart but not the tools to get the job done its not his fault. If he wants to but cant do it because of some physical incapable abilities but would die trying its not his fault. He might be to small to swim 300 yds are he might be to big to get into a rosehedge and just cannot get it done. Does that make him a bad dog when he has maybe found and caught you 100's of hogs ?

Na I don't think so .

Can you ask a Champion Pointer to whip a Gr Ch Pit Bulls ass ?

Can you ask a Gr Ch Pit Bull to do a Ch Pointers job and find and point out birds ?

Can you ask a great Catch dog to do a great find dogs Job?

Can you ask a great find dog to do a great Catch dogs job ?

This can go on and on and on .

Does that make them a bad worthless dog and not great at what the do for real ?
No.

Dogs are like tools ! "Don't mean that in a bad way just a figure of speech" You breed them to do a specific job and do it well. You hand pick the dogs to do what they do well. Then you fine tune it .

I sure as hell aint going to call a dog that has found me many many hogs on top of hogs for years not a real hog dog if he just cant get the job done once are twice in a very bad situation . Am not going to call my 80 lb catch dog a piece of chit if he cannot fit his self into a briar thicket a rat has trouble getting into . There is excuses for everything but then there is common sence and lets not forget about the almighty ego's.