Thread: I must be getting old and cynical

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

Sometimes I think people get to wrapped up in the paper. I've got a pure whippet here that is a stunner, just over 12 months old and shaping into better than her mother. Now I know another rabbiter that ran her mother Karla, till she died and he said best whippet he's seen. Not a paper in sight. That bitch that died had naturally good pups, even the crosses that were bred from her excelled.
Or there is Jess's daughter Heidi, Jess is a stunning rabbit and so is Heidi as she has already proven at a young age, so I put Jack over Heidi. Brilliant dog + brilliant dog leads to one thing. Still not a paper in sight.

I think more of it comes down to training, but more importantly PATIENCE. That one word is the key.

That Karla I spoke of, most people would have shoot her six months after getting her (at most) as it turned out she was gun shy. I didn't and the rewards were beautiful.
So to get carried away with the paper work or not, good question. Or buy two cheap pups then six/twelve months later shoot the useless one...

Its about risk.
Toyota makes good reliable cars as a brand, they are worth more than Great Wall cars. Does it mean if you buy a Toyota you are guaranteed it wont break down? No but its a damn sight less likely. Pedigrees and hunting lines are similar, you are paying for a higher degree of certainty with a proven hunting blood line.Testing for particular diseases or problems as a breeder may further reduce that risk. A crossbred hunting or working dog is a lottery.
I like the idea for hunting dogs of paying more for proven hunting or trialed hunting dogs. Obviously when buying a pup you cant have worked them so all you have to go off is the breeding. Its really that simple isnt it?