WAARHEID,
I sure wish I could have visited with you as well as a lot of others at the baying but I got roped in to running the stop watch/pen gate until 3:30 and then I had to hightail it home for my daughters surprise party 2 hours away.
I believe you are a class act and Im glad you participate on this board. Thanks to you and others for coming out in support of TDHA!
Im no expert where baypens and baypen dogs are concerned but I have observed some very interesting things in Bremond.
First and foremost is with the "woods dogs" and their handlers.
Some handlers would bring their best woods dogs to the baypen gate expecting them to win it all wile others just wouldn't expect them to do anything. Others simply didnt know what to expect out of their dogs at all. Pretty much the same as the puppy bay handlers.
From what I witnessed, almost all of them (the handlers) had one thing in common.
Surprise!!!
I wish I had a dollar for everyone I heard say " never seen em do that before" or some variation of that statement at least!
Some were happy with their dogs performance but most were just shocked, embarrassed, or disappointed.
From what I can tell is that the best "woods dog" in the world may not be worth 2 cents in a baypen competition.
On the other hand they just may win everything they compete in on a given day. I think it just depends on the dog.
Its like Hollywood Cowboys. A few great cowboys have tried there hand at acting like a cowboy in the movies but ended up sucking at it! lol. But others have done a great job! Sorry Tye!
I love to see the dogs dig in and work in that pen but I would never judge one on its pen performance (good, bad, or ugly) for what I use them for. The woods!
