ok Noah...you have talked of this before...so must be very important to you...
I used to be the same way but about breeding dogs...never discussed inbreeding or linebreeding...always agreed about how bad it was to do so...then my excess pups went somewhere's away from here...I used to do the same about the vaccines and wormers and ivomec etc...etc...after I got rid of my dogs in 2007 and then reached a point where I was not afraid to die and was at peace with myself after a bout with cancer...and sometimes the cure is about as bad as the cancer...matter of fact I never was sick until I started treatments...
but the only thoughts I had about dying was only about the kids and grandkids being ok...but that was it...heck my wife would do fine...she would continue getting my retirement check with benefits... so when I came that close to my death bed it kind of changed how I think...somehow it changed me and I now believe in sharing what I know about dogs in general...I see ETHD as one big happy family sharing thoughts and learning experiences... and all it will do is take us to another and higher level...lots of good info on this forum...I hardly open my full cry magazine any more...cause I would rather be on here...
but like you I have had things go into slow motion at least 4 times and had my life flash before my eyes once...and I just thank GOD I made it through those times...
and finding places to hunt is a hard thing to do nowadays...sometimes we lose them to land division...or sometimes the land just gets sold...as the population grows the places will get smaller and at some point in time it will take catch dogs to catch hogs just to keep from crossing fences...and the anti's are always trying to vote in a small law here and there and before we know it our dogging rights are slowlly taken away...and the anti's plan to divide and conquer just keeps eroding our culture away...
