tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post5915299661385400299..comments2024-03-13T02:57:59.591-07:00Comments on Pointing Dog Blog: It gets WORSE!Craig Koshykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551849205683278959noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-45600391157328647952009-07-04T03:49:24.326-07:002009-07-04T03:49:24.326-07:00too funny...I don't usually laugh this hard th...too funny...I don't usually laugh this hard this early in the morning. Dang!!!<br><br>If you haven't yet, get a hold of Blake Kukar re: Vizslas...he's your man!!! Also, if I could remember the names, there were some very excellent Vizslas in western Canada years ago when I was involved with NSTRA. There were some kick-ass dogs.Chris Mathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07008665493148099092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-11865626461770131632009-05-05T22:07:00.000-07:002009-05-05T22:07:00.000-07:00Very funny!..Thanks by the way!Very funny!..<br>Thanks by the way!Jen "Display homes" Ambershttp://urbanedgehomes.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-74377272316002075582009-04-10T21:53:00.000-07:002009-04-10T21:53:00.000-07:00I'm coming to this post very late, but enjoyin...I'm coming to this post very late, but enjoying it.<br><br>I'm an AKC show breeder of small herders (Cardigan Welsh Corgis), so I don't have any vested interest in the Sporting breeds, but I can tell you that we (the community of good show breeders) ALL know that the origin stories of the breeds are total bunk. I don't know a serious breeder of any breed that doesn't think that the whole thing is roughly the equivalent of "Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."<br><br>My particular favorite is that at least ten breeds say that dogs of their type are pictured in Egyptian art, but they all show the same pictures of the same dog. That poor Bowser who died ten thousand years ago has been claimed to be everything from a bloodhound to a Pointer to a Basenji to a Mastiff!<br><br>I have no idea where the origin stories came from (nobody in my club has fessed up, that's for sure) but we all pass around the DNA studies and we know that with a few notable exceptions all the breeds are recent European creations, though some are based on some very old stuff.<br><br>What I think is probably more accurate is that the landraces are pretty old and pretty consistent. The use of short-legged herders (which eventually, when stud books began to be closed, became Cardigan, Pembroke, Vallhund) is very, very old; we know this because they were largely abandoned when the little household herds that needed to be moved over an acre or so became large commercialized herds that needed to be moved over large areas. So the long-legged herders were favored and the modern Border-type dogs began to emerge. The short-legged herders stayed in little pockets in some areas of Wales and Sweden, but when the breed-craze emerged in the mid 19th century to early 20th century (when it was very fashionable to find a rare dog, name it something, and develop/continue it as a breed) there were very few of them to gather up and name and develop. <br><br>So I apologize, on behalf of every show breeder with an IQ over 80, for the origin stories. I wish someone would throw them all out and update them, but perhaps the reason they don't is because then they'd all be the same... "The Frankenweiler is a European creation from the late 19th century" "The Pocket Grasshund is a European creation from the late 19th century" and on and on it goes :).<br><br>Thanks again for a fun post.Joanna Kimballhttp://rufflyspeaking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-36913296918964849352009-01-31T23:48:00.000-08:002009-01-31T23:48:00.000-08:00Laughing to hard to think of anything to say.Laughing to hard to think of anything to say.Leslie Nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-63008438602145177652009-01-04T17:50:00.000-08:002009-01-04T17:50:00.000-08:00I own a breed that is well-served by a member-owne...I own a breed that is well-served by a member-owned nonprofit club registry.<br><br>Also in play are three for-profit registries, none currently run by people who know or own the breed, and each of which promulgates a "standard" they have written all by their lil' ol' selves.<br><br>My favorite? The United Kennel "Club" (sic) begins its breed <i>standard</i> with the phrase "According to legend ..."<br><br>Yup. Our British-and-god-knows-where derived, American-developed farm dogs are ROMAN. Who knew?Heather Houlahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-7959704868178880692009-01-01T20:20:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:20:00.000-08:00The book is coming along slowly but...painfully!Ac...The book is coming along slowly but...painfully!<br><br>Actually I have made good progress in the last few weeks. And speaking of Vizslas, the V chapter is almost done. I just need some input from North American Vizsla owners...nudge nudge wink wink...<br><br>Drop me a line at craig.koshyk@gmail.com I have some questions for ya!Dog Willinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830138886047757371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-89446292005098584232009-01-01T18:16:00.000-08:002009-01-01T18:16:00.000-08:00Craig:Damn! Mike got there first. Anyways, any ne...Craig:<br><br>Damn! Mike got there first. Anyways, any news on your book? That will be something to look forward to.<br><br>I would say that I've just started to see folks using Portuguese Pointers up here in the northeast and but later just a single Braque Italiano.<br><br>best for 2009<br>Andrew<br><br>PS: thanks for not quoting anything about the vizlsaAndrew Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204944202954520498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-10285332517427213582009-01-01T07:43:00.000-08:002009-01-01T07:43:00.000-08:00Sage advice Mike. Very sage indeed.Sage advice Mike. Very sage indeed.Dog Willinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830138886047757371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-87396766792910717242009-01-01T06:44:00.000-08:002009-01-01T06:44:00.000-08:00Craig, I strongly recommend that you STAY AWAY fro...Craig, I strongly recommend that you STAY AWAY from the AKC site if you wish to learn something about dogs.<br><br>MS @ Living with Bird DogsMike Spiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423815608168342684.post-3383105137124199792008-12-30T02:26:00.000-08:002008-12-30T02:26:00.000-08:00LOL, Craig!Thanks for a good laugh. It appears tha...LOL, Craig!<br><br>Thanks for a good laugh. It appears that someone had fun while making the history of European hunting breeds a little more colorful or maybe someone just read too much of the chronicles of Narnia?<br>Take care,<br>Emma ...sorry for the English...not native you know ;)Emmahttp://www.karvaisetkaverit.finoreply@blogger.com