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BowEd:
This is true at times about the sporstmanship sometimes and sometimes the best dog does not win.I've been on a few of those kind of casts.The dogs are competing with each other and it's up to the handler to call his dog.Right or wrong.You have to know the rules and stick up for yourself and your dog.Judges are appointed onto every cast that are recognized and chosen to be fair.I've been a judge many a time myself.There's an old saying about this...If it's too hot in the kitchen then you better get out.Sometimes handlers want to blame everything else but their dog for losing too.Honesty is always the best policy.Overall honor is given to those that deserve it.Just like the creed on the U.K.C. insignia says making it recognizable to the coon hound world by the title in front of his or her name on his or her pedigree besides the personal recognition one feels towards his dog.

Zuma:
Ed your home made heart felt tribute art is way more cool than some generic ones.
I hope the pooches look down and realize how much they meant to us. Oh yeah and
I hope the mutts look up to. lol
 Yep Dancer it can be like Little league with some in any competition, And you remind me---
Also a part of a night trial hunts, when I was active was showing your hound. Straight tail, muzzle
bunched toes etc. My daughter loved it.
Ed did you ever cross paths with a guy from Henderson NC Kenneth Taylor. He had two outstanding dogs Sounder and Sheba both Treeing Walkers. He may have claimed Raleigh/ Durham as home.
Zuma

BowEd:
Yes showing hounds is a good thing to participate in too.The ABC's of standards.A hound has to be set up right to perform well in tough conditions.It really helps to socialize the dog and get him used to handling etc. to.All in all a good thing.I was'nt into it all that much but liked watching the shows.Nor the day time type field trials much just the nite hunts.I always had to have a good water dog though doing most of my hunting along larger rivers and did enter into the pond water races occasionally.
No I can't say I have heard of him but I bet a B&T friend of mine by Raleigh/Durham called Randy Pridgeon has heard of him.Randy and me had bred dogs together for years.Heck of a nice guy.His brother hunted some walker dogs though.Randy has outstanding hounds.He hunts lots of beaver pond like swamps over there hence his kennel name was Backswamp Kennels.Mine was Blackland Kennels being from the farm land area.

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