Papers are tools. the tools to keep a record of lineage. I have a record of all my "unregistered dogs for many generations, as far as could be traced as well as many other peoples dogs in order to know the information of what may show up in my dogs, health, temperament and most of all WORK ETHIC for HUNTING (bottom, drive, stay, focus) if they are related. I have all this information and I share with others, vice versa. However if My house burns down I have lost over decade of record keeping. In this day and time pretty Sad at how many people don't consider how important the past is to Our here and now. Hunting dogs are part of Our heritage, Stock working dogs are part of Our heritage, breeds such as the Catahoula may not be the most popular but have a long history side beside with Humans and settling this country.
Many people who never shared hand written records, or placed them in a registery have lost those dogs history, bloodlines and heritage Forever. I find incredible SAD, I have tracked some of dogs I work with now back to some very rough and savory characters with very interesting history. Thank GOD, some where wise enough to let these dogs lineage to be recorded and saved for someone like me so to look up up and find these peoples lives and their dogs so damn interesting. They found their dogs were tools like I think of these papers but they did not have time to discuss and dream about it as their where too busy trying to cut out a living for themselves
Yes mam, I been preaching that for years and years. Papers are just a road map to were you want to go with your dogs and it is a road map to look back and see were they have been threw all the years.
