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Date Posted: Mon, Dec 03, 04:03:26am CST
Author: Dan N
Author Host/IP: adsl-68-72-32-178.dsl.ipltin.ameritech.net / 68.72.32.178
Subject: Re: Should the Leopard be reconized as the 7yt hound breed
In reply to: RexB 's message, "Re: Should the Leopard be reconized as the 7yt hound breed" on Sat, Dec 01, 04:26:50pm CST

>>>>>I'm all for it, where i live there's not many cur
>>>>>hunts but a ton of ukc hunts, it'd let a guy get to
>>>>>some hunts anyways
>>>>
>>>>it seems thats the only thing everyone cares about
>is
>>>>the hunts, what else the the UKC offer that the
>ALCBA
>>>>dosent?
>>>Doogie, If this would happen it does not have to be
>>>all one way or the other. With UKC a fella that wants
>>>to hunt in a hunt or 2 a year and support his local
>>>club they can. If they want to continue ALCBA they
>>>can. Both papers are recognized at our unsanctioned
>>>leopard hunts. No reason a fella can't register both
>>>as a lot of fellas currently do. I personally think
>>>that it will make our dogs better known. I also hear
>>>comments on a regular basis from hound hunters
>wanting
>>>to try something different. A leopard could sure fit
>>>that bill.
>>
>>Folks would be able to participate in the performace
>>program, get the opportunity to make a run for any of
>>the big hunts including but not limited to Autum Oaks,
>>The Grand American, UKC World Hunt etc, etc... In
>>addition, the sheer amount of advertising the breed
>>would get is way, way out of most everybodies price
>>range. I'm with Perry and a lot of other Leopard
>>fanciers. I think this breed has earned the right,
>>over many years, to be put among the other hound
>>breeds.
> Can't pass up this one. A few years ago I would have
>been against this, but things change. Those who don't
>keep up with change, get left behind.Those who have
>been aroud a while saw the Plott breed come from
>hidden hollers in western N C , tobeing recognized
>word wide, and it happened quickly! Our breed is very
>much like the Plotts were and I beleive could acheive
>the same status, if promoted by UKC, on EQUAL terms.
>Some will say UKC ruined the Plott dog, but I say they
>would be just another Cur breed, if not for UKC.
>Nothing wrong with a Cur, EXCEPT lack of recognition.
>As for it changing the style, tose who want to breed
>comp dogs already do, in our breed and other Cur
>breeds. Breeders with a goal, will still breed for it.
> The onlt thing I dont like is not calling them CUR.
>Rex

Rex, I am glad to read your response. I agree with you about the plott dogs and I think the leopards should get the same chance as any other hound breed. People think of a cur dog as a small dog that is a stillhead with not much mouth and a cold nose. These leopard dogs do not fit into that category. They are more houndlike than the other curs and as we all know, there is a lot of hound in the ancestry. In my opinion there have been some things that have hurt the promotion of the leopard breed, one is the permanent registration process that has been required for years. Some people don't want to drive several hundred miles just to get a dog hunted to prove it will tree a coon just to get it permanent registered. I believe being able to hunt and bench show the leoaprds in UKC right along with the other six hound breeds will also promote these dogs. Right now, the leopards are few and far between. We need to give other hunters a reason to start hunting them. Being accepted by UKC as the seventh hound breed could be the boost we have needed for years. Dan N

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