WOW! What a topic! I will try to answer some questions that I know to be facts. To jdt I currently own Rita and she will never be sold again. That I can tell you for a fact. Why did he sell her in the first place you asked? Well to be quite frank (Things happen in everyones lives that cause them to part with something from time to time that they wish they didn't have to sell). I would suggest you call Randy and ask him why he sold her. He will tell you and then you won't have to do any wondering. I am really still trying to see the relavance of that post. Does it matter that he sold Rita? Should everyone be suspicous of the man that sold Weatherford's Ben?
Or could it be because it was a lot of $$$ offered for the dog
I can in fact, also say I hunt these dogs and can show them in the woods anytime. I have had several dealings with Randy Wright and he has conducted himself with nothing but honesty and integrity every time. The dogs were what he said they would be every single time. So I say if you can rattle off percentages and be 100% right in how these dogs will work. Well that kinda speaks for itself doesn't it. As far as, guarentees go. I have seen Mr. Wright on several occassions send people dogs when other peoples dogs didn't work out for free. They were registered with the foundation and linked back to his stock. He didn't make one red penny on the deal. He just wanted to insure the integrity of the association and for the sake of our breed. He didn't have to do this but he did it. If you buy a dog from him he guarentees YOU to be satified with the dog. It's really quite simple! If you are not happy with the dog then let him know and he will do what he needs to make it right. Man what more can anyone ask for? The stud dogs that he owns. He has proven those dogs on cattle. There is a lot more to a cow dog than going to a pasture and baying up some cows or yearlings. There are a lot of big, rough places where the dogs have to track those cattle. So don't assume that a cow dog never has to hunt for cattle. In fact, a lot of these same qualities are what is needed in hog hunting. Therefore, making these dogs a no brainer when it comes to hunting. I would strongly suggest that anyone interested in Weatherford Ben genetics give Randy a call. He will be more than happy to tell you the good and the bad. That way you are not hearing random junk from others. There are a lot of people out there that claim to have Ben this and Ben that but that is sooooo not the case. Heck, at least ask someone who has bought a dog from him. Maybe, I need to start a poll on who has bought dogs from Randy and been happy with the outcome. I bet it would be funny to see if the same ones that know so much about Randy Wright, his genetics, his guarrentees and so on have ever bought from him
JMHO!!