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My only thing is, I expect bay dogs to help catch when I get there or the bulldog gets there. Not much point of a 35 lb dog catching. believe me, I have one. In a perfect world, I would have two big dogs that would find pigs, bay till I got there and then catch like a bulldog. then I wouldnt need any other dogs at all. but if I had to feed 5 or 6 little dogs to do the same job, there just is no advantage they eat as much as 2 big dogs and its just more to mess with.
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I put a all bay Ridgeback right next to an all bay dogo hopefully in someone elses yard.
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Iam not saying its wrong but if you read my post you saw where i can see where they would have there place.
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If youre talking "all bay" I agree. but then I dont want a dog of any breed that will not catch under any circumstances.
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cantex thats what iam saying, the only reason would be for show. and to say you had a 110# ridgeback that will only do the same thing as your 35# cur. It just doesnt make sense to me
Dont get me wrong, I wasnt agreeing with you. Big dogs have a place, the same with smaller dogs. Just because it doesnt fit your style of hunting doesnt mean it is wrong. What kind of dogs do you perfer nosights? I run larger dogs but they get gritty but have brains and help with the catch. thats when I can see them using their size helps |
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If youre talking "all bay" I agree. but then I dont want a dog of any breed that will not catch under any circumstances.
THATS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS ENTIRE TIME. |
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I have yet to see a 100# RR just bay so until then they are welcome to eat in my yard as long as they want. Less dogs = less headaches
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"I dont know anyone that would buy a ridgeback that bays"
This is where we got train wrecked. I took that as bays at all. Damn thats a long way to go to find out we pretty much agree.
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I LOVE YOU MAN  HATE IT SORRY GUYS FOR THE ROLLERCOASTER IT COULD HAVE TAKEN 10 SECONDS IN PERSON |
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That's okay had nothing better to do at work anyway. LOL  |
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"You don't need more dogs, just better one's.!!!" --- my Dad lol
"Life is tough, it's even tougher when your stupid!!!." The John Wayne
"Be good, or be good at it!!!"
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That is called the Circle of Life on forums...  |
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Man i just read this long a** thread to find out everyone agrees in the end. lol
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I am still looking for a 50-60 lb working Ridgeback in Fla....Now I really want to try the cross....  Wind good, run all night, catch with the catchdog....thats my kind of dog... |
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Florida cur dogs for almost half a century....now I know I am old!!
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muleman
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Like a bunch of ridgebacks!!!!!!
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"I dont know anyone that would buy a ridgeback that bays" This is where we got train wrecked. I took that as bays at all. Damn thats a long way to go to find out we pretty much agree. ******************** nosights, where are you hunting with all these monster Ridgebacks man? No wonder you expect them to be so catchy! In case you've never looked into the breed, what a Ridgeback is -supposed- to be size wise is: Dogs 25 - 27 inches, 85 lbs +/- Bitches 24 - 26 inches, 70 lbs +/- If you're breeding/hunting a pure bred Ridgeback and you actually care about correct breed type, don't cull it for baying, cull it for being a way over-sized 110lb monster. I'm going to try to come to bremond on Saturday... we should look each other up! Look for my wife's rice-burner (ugh) with the red dog trailer. If i do make it down I will probably arrive too late in the day to make the entries... but I'll be sure to bring an in-standard 2 1/2 year old pure bred ridgeback gyp with me so you can see her. She is 24 3/4 inches and weighs 62 lbs. |
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Muleman... I took it the exact same wrong way! Sounds like everyone does basically agree. Looks like it was a alot of confusion for nothin' LOL!!!
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I said that i was talking about about a all bay ridgeback 4 times. I dont know how clearer i could have been. I think jumping into a disagreement and not reading the entire posts leads to the confusion.
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nosights, have you hunted with Bo?? he is a freak! The one I got from McCoy is coming along good too. He is not as thick as Bo but he is taller
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Good Lord fellas. I wasn't tellin no one to cull their dog, geez!!! Obviously subtlety wasn't the right approach, so I'll put it plainly. The only point I was trying to make to nosights with that post was that his earlier suggestion of culling a ridgeback that bays, makes about as much sense as culling a ridgeback that happens to be over-standard size. I'm a purist, I'm trying to pursue a ridgeback that hunts the way the breeds founders, Van Rooyen and Barnes, envisioned from the beginning. And yes, part of that is also means wanting a ridgeback that is built the way the breed standard describes. But that's just my take on it... for me. If someone has a ridgeback that hunts a different way, or isn't built the way they are supposed to be built... at the end of the day, it only really matters if it matters to the person that owns that dog. If you have a good dog (of any size/shape/breed), and it makes you happy, then it's a good dog, plain and simple. |
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nosightsneeded - You know he was just saying that all ridgebacks aren't that big.. He was making a joke about it being a cull.
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Some of you need to learn how to have a civil discussion without acting like two year olds. You have a man here who has travled the world and is very educated and experienced in this breed and all y'all want to do is throw smart a$$ comments at him?  ? Evidently you need to read up on the dogs and learn what they were created and bred for. |
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