What is a dog man?

Some good answers Waylon in my opinion.

A long time ago I ask a old feller about this subject at a horse sale in oklahoma after he told me I was nuts for buying a horse I just paid lots of money for. lol ( This man is in the AQHA hall of fame, yup, turns out he was right ..)
He said, " it dont matter the animal, horses, dogs, chickens or whatever when you truely are a ____ man... you'll know it and you'll know who is and who ain't when you see it. " He went on to say, " he never saw one that wasent honest with himself and didnt understand what he was lookin at when he saw it , then made the hard decisions if necessary." He said," If a man stands a chance to become one, it takes God given talent , dedication, a open mind, time, hardwork , constant effort and a lifetime of experience actually working with those animals, all the while striving to learn more each day.". He then smiled at me and said, " it dont come from reading a book , plowing furrows by defending a bad decision, listening to the self proclaimed experts or by watching. "

Kind of off the subject but he also said this that evening. Son remember this, we are at a sale and when folks have a horse or horses for sale, the name of the game is make the story fit and it's a race for who's best at telling you what you want to hear..