"the old cow men around here don't like hints unless they know you real well"... you said a mouth full right there brother
.... men are protective over genetics for a reason... for a cowboy, his dogs help maintain his reputation.... which gets him more day work... very similar to some hog hunters I know quite well
I've never seen any dogs that were built like that over that way... I frequent the Lake City area and have been through some of the ranches over that way, not seen anything built like that Jack dog over there... he's built good... nice looking dog, but he got a S FL look to him