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I found a very interesting post in another forum. Is this what dogmanship is about?
I found a very interesting post in another forum. Is this what dogmanship is about?
Yeah I defend the Dogmen of today as well as the Dogmen of yesterday.. I defend them because they do a service to the breed that so many are not willing to do. They defend them because they sacrifice their freedom for this breed... some people might find it foolish and Lord knows I'm not willing to do it, but I believe that it needs to be done and I am thankful for those that do it be it here in the States where it is illegal or around the world where it is accepted.
you claim its a load of crap that they only love the game dog... I say thats a load of crap! Dogmen who raise a dog from a pup... to a young prospect... to a match dog... then have the dog turn out to be a cur... just to have to put it down... it is love! They spend years on each dog watching it mature... years of time and money to see if their dog has what it takes to carry their banner of the American Pit Bull Terrier into the future. And then say the dog doesn't represent what the breed is INTENDED to be.... out of love for the breed they remove that dog from the gene pool.
It is all about love.... maybe not so much love for the individual dog as much as it is a love for the greater good of the entire breed... but thats not to say that the Dogman doesn't love his cur dogs.... the Dogman knows from the word go that the American Pit Bull Terrier is a WORKING breed.... no different than a hunting dog or a sled dog. The dogs are expected to be able to perform a task, they are expected to do their job and those that can't again are removed from the gene pool. Are they neutered and given away to fur mommys like yourself? More often than not no... are they kept as pets? More often than not no.... because its a simple rule of numbers.. if every Dogman kept every cur dog they ever had... they'd be over run with dogs on their yard, and the Dogman knows that this breed isn't for everyone so they cut their loses and put the dog down. Just like no serious hunter keeps dogs that won't hunt... and no sledder keeps dogs that won't pull a sled... hell I did a blog on the Inuit sled dogs and how they use culling methods just like Dogmen do!
As for matching being the only way to prove gameness... it is!! It has been used for over a century with this breed! But now folks like you want to change the definition of gameness so that you can change the breed... Gameness is not the ability to drag a bunch of weight... its not holding down a hog.... its not snuggling on the couch... its not chasing a flirt pole... its not playing with a springpole... its not any single thing its a combination of things that add up to GAMENESS...but because you think all things need to "evolve with time" you want to change the meaning of the word to fit YOUR view of the breed....
But what it boils down to is the fact YOU don't like it... so YOU want it changed (that is the collective YOU of the fur mommys and animal righters) Instead of choosing not to participate in the sport you would rather just ban it so nobody can participate in it.... and the betterment of the breed be damned...
The fact that since the sport has been outlawed the breed is in the shitter and on the brink of extinction because the media and the Pollyanna people like you don't like the idea of their fur baby getting bit... no matter that the headlines are full of "pit bull" attacks and entire cities are banning the ownership.... and why has this happened?
Because a fraternity of Dogmen continue to practice the sport of Dog matching?? HA! its happened because the fact that the breed is not being tested and culled enough... its happened because they've strayed farther away from the pit, farther away from TRUE game testing...
Do I respect the Dogmen of old?... you better believe it... and I've thanked everyone I've ever met for what they've done for this breed..... Do I respect the Dogmen of today? Damn right I do... they are carrying on the torch for this breed and the true fanciers of these animals.. and I thank everyone of them that I've met for what they do to keep these animals true to their roots... their intended purpose.