Glad you enjoyed it Will and Jim.t jack wrote:I've found the thread quite interesting.
Spaniel Jim wrote:It's interesting if you take Craighaar and Edwardiana out of the system how many dogs that takes out of the choice process. Although given how far back they are on a lot of pedigrees now it's easy to tie them back in without going very close.
sounds fun when you put it like that!) would you be in this pickle now? Again, I'm not having a pop at grouse (it's not 12th August yet!) but is the trials world in danger of becoming totally self-serving and self-obsessed and focussed on short-term success at the expense of losing it's original purpose - which I assume was to contribute to the improvement of the working gundog and the sport of shooting?
I know that's a bit of a devil's advocate sort of a question, but from the bits I've seen and read to date, I do wonder sometimes.
It's original purpose was to settle a bet, as for being in a pickle I don't believe it is. It's the same when any newcomer starts asking questions and they are always the same questions. In a couple of years time when they actually have first hand experience and knowledge they will know what they are talking about and already know what's about and what they like rather than just a few top names. There's no substitute for getting out and actually seeing it first hand.Ada C wrote:Spaniel Jim wrote:It's interesting if you take Craighaar and Edwardiana out of the system how many dogs that takes out of the choice process. Although given how far back they are on a lot of pedigrees now it's easy to tie them back in without going very close.
In general, as a rough rule of thumb, how far back in a pedigree would something you didn't like (this is addressed to anyone who is reading the thread because I know Grouse has found his dog and is happy with his choice) have to occur to be acceptable?
Maybe I'm just a naive newcomer, but surely if people didn't jump on stud bandwaggons (
