skoalbandett
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« Reply #40 on: September 22, 2009, 02:10:29 pm » |
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Thanks, I appreciate it. It Sounds like you are awful proud of your dogs and you should be based on what you are saying about them. To anwer ya question, I live in Terrell and my brother in law ( Big O ) lives in Eustace ( near Athens ) Underdog and a couple more on here know some about us and our dogs. Underdog told me he'd like to make the hunt down there with us if we get a time and date that works, hope that would be alright. I have been trying to get him up here for a hunt for several years, guess he thinks we BBQ bulldog men..lol
Tell ya a couple things about us and our dogs so Ya know we not just a couple guys lookin for dogs or out on a wild goose chase : If you know any of these old timers they can tell you about our line of dogs and their history. John Wayne Ross, president of the SBMCA ( he , his son and son in law own some of em and breed to one of our dogs on occasions. They come down and hunt wtih us a time or two every year. John Wayne's son Jeff , stayed down here a month or two a few years back and hunted with us. ) Boys like that and some old cowboys who ranch, own and use dogs bred like these or out of these who really use and depend a dog . Men like Clue Anderson, Ben Jordan or John Gay. In fact I have seen Ben Jordan and "Henry" mentioned on here a time or two, you may have heard of him or his Henry dog I dont know. Henry was born on my father in laws poarch in 1979, he was out of a dog my father in law owned, Liz and by a male dog named Leroy that Ricky Driver owned. We used a litter mate brother to Henry ( Punch ) as the back bone of our dogs while Ben Jordan used Henry and his sister Ginny as the backbone to the dogs he still use's to work cattle on 80,000 acres of wild country in Oklahoma nearly 30 years later. These dogs are just a old set of solid line bred East Texas BMC dogs we have had, used on hog and cattle and culled tough for 35 years or so. Just like most folks I guess, We've gone through periods when we had some great dogs and at times just a few decent to good ones. The blood they carry are as solid as the day we found em. We just never have been publicity seeking people nor do we raised dogs or pups to sell or sold dogs or pups or advertize for anything. We just use em, breed a few and give em to ranchers, friends and folks we know that reallly use a dog and need em when we have some to give. Dont get me wrong, I do not know a breeder who dont have culls come along, including us. In my opinion, only those that dont use em or dont know the difference or lie dont have culls and dogs that dont meet the cut. Although its how and why we started and what was done for years, We dont work cattle wtih ours anymore but we Still hog hunt em 2 or 3 times a week and good lord willing, will till we just can't anymore.. As for us, We both been around,raised and used horses, cattle and dogs our whole life. Big O was a succesful TB Race horse trainer who moved from track to track with meets all over the country for many years . He also trained cuttin horses professionaly and was a NCHA approved judge. Would it be better on you to wait till after Deer season for a hog hunt ?
By the way there is a great annumal cow dog trial up in Oklahoma next month held Out on a fellers ranch.. there will be quite a few dogs bred like these in it. It's a real friendly deal and family oriented. You'll see and meet some fellows who been at it for years, have to depend on dogs and know what they are doing if you'd like to go.
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