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« Reply #60 on: February 13, 2014, 12:15:34 pm » |
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Is it a coincidence that if you follow the routes of Spanish exploration and settlement in the United States you will see remnants of their cattle/hog/horse culture . . including stock oriented cur dogs? Seems obvious to me that the distant ancestors of Catahoulas, Lacys, BMCs, (Texas type) Leopard dogs and Florida or Cracker curs are one and the same. Throw in the so-called Cuban bloodhounds used to run down Indians and escaped slaves and stir it all up and you'll arrive at the dogs of De Soto, Cortez and Ponce de Leon. With, of course . . loads of bulldog, foxhound, collie, shepherd, etc that found it's way into the recipe along the way. It's one of BIGO's favorite subjects if you can get him talking.
On a separate note, if you trace back 5-10 generations past Owens' Liz you'll find one leg of her pedigree goes to a family (primarily) of naturally bob-tailed, Leopard cow dogs belonging to Wesley Cotton (1928-2003) and his father Thomas Wesley Cotton (1893-1964) of Milam County, Tx. The man who produced Liz didn't like bob-tails and bred away from them . . . never produced a single bob-tailed dog after the early-mid 1950s.
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