Thanks Krystal that’s EXACTLY what I was trying to say, maybe I failed in words??? Even though it seems everyone but one got the point---
---I believe to those who have experience AND SOME SENSE it is obvious what a dog in good condition looks like because we have seen them plenty, a dog with good muscle tone even though he may look thin is a dog in good shape, its dogs that look thin and lack a good strong and obvious muscle tone that I have issues with.
---Madshark--- WHY THE HOSTILITY?
You do not know me, I do not know you.
Even though I do not want to waste my time on a reply to you IF the tone of your post is as I read it, I WILL.
I do not come here to fight and or argue with anyone, I AM DONE WITH THAT; I come here to read, learn and speak with friends I have made through the YEARS. I state my thoughts and RESPECT the thoughts of others, IF I do not agree with them--- I either STAY OFF THEIR THREADS or state my opinion/thoughts in the most RESPECTFUL and CORDIAL manner I know how.
I do not appreciate your tone and believe you to speak off BOTH sides of your mouth, first you talk about not talking of what one has not seen with ones owns eyes and then you go talking about me not hunting, have you ever gone hunting with me??? When was this thread about ME personally???
This thread was ALL ABOUT proper dog care and the fact that, it’s IMPORTANT to THINK and remember that the Anti’s are watching our every step and we MUST think about our dogs and fellow dog owner and hunters when we post pictures---
I am going to tell you this much, I HUNT, I HUNT real hard and hunt the resources I have which are not as much as the ones y’all have in Texas--- I do not consider myself and EXPERT hunter, matter fact I am a DOG person FIRST and a hog hunter second, I do not have the best hunting dogs in the world either ---BUT--- I do know a lot about dog/animal husbandry and I KNOW proper care of animals and I KNOW a poor dog when I see one and I for sure know a dog in tip top shape when I see him/her as well and will tip my hat off to his owner right away..
--- YES--- you are right I KNOW bloodlines, I can recite Dogo’s that interest me and know their parents back 10+ generations sometimes, I STUDY bloodlines I enjoy that, I also enjoy LEARNING how to take PROPER care of my dogs how to medicate them accordingly and all that FUN stuff that comes from owning animals, I KNOW how to get the BEST out of my dogs in the field and I KNOW what GOOD condition is and looks like.
IF I knew then what I know now, I would go to Vet school and specialize in DOGS.
By the way it is OBVIUS that Haile Gebrselassie is in TIP top shape FOR A MARATHONE RUNNER he doesn’t look thin at all I am sure he has NEVER missed a meal and his muscle tone can attest to that fact--- he would NOT have accomplished a single thing without proper nutrition, health care and training, dogs are no different. Zydrunas Savickas is ALSO in excellent condition for the sport he specializes in he doesn’t need endurance or speed he doesn’t need to be built like Haile ----NOW----;
This is Georges Saint-Pierre (22-2-0) the UFC welter weight Champion ----IF I was to compare our hunting dogs with an athlete it would be him, WHY?
because not only does he need to have the endurance/Stamina and speed of a MARATHONE RUNNER he also needs the power and strength OF A FIGHTER, our dogs FIND, CHASE and CATCH (fight) dangerous large game ---Hence a good balance of all these qualities must be met---
Anyway here is one fat sow we caught in a trip to LA, that’s my buddy on the sow his very first hunt;
This one was in West Florida;
A few Dogos I have breed out of my culls;
This is Gauchita at 7 months I sent her to my friend Daniel in Texas;
And my little Catahoula bulldog this past weekend by the time we got out the temp was 98° heat index 102°F, I have him trained to come to me when called so I can cool him off with the water I carry out of my camel back. I hunt for my dog’s enjoyment and then mine;
To the rest I apologize so winded
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