Most Important Quality In A Running Dog.....

[alan81 110]

first thing is gameness then brains and then feet. either one on its own will only go so far and a dog with just one wont go to far.

[paulus 26]

heart and wind, the. best feet in the world are no use if the dog don't have the minerals to use them.

[nothernlite 18,089]

Not one aattribute defines a good runner... It's a combination or a magical mix of not just physical but mental minerals...

 

I like a good strike on a dog

agree with the above like a good nose on a dog and strike

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

What about tenacity....

[Bosun11 537]

The best dog I've ever seen on foxes, with the biggest tally I know of, had the worst feet i've ever seen on any dog.

By the time it retired it didn't have a toe left the wasn't smashed with most of 'em flapping round when it ran.

[Ideation 8,216]

What's under them and what's in them. Feet and heart.... They can learn most of the rest.

[look up 406]

I like gears in a dog And a good mouth ...

[C Hall 552]

There cannot be just one important quality, its a mix of a few that makes good animals.

[rob284 1,682]

No point having good feet if it cant use em. Attributes are useless without others. A dog that can turn and keep close.

[Bossie 90]

heart and wind, the. best feet in the world are no use if the dog don't have the minerals to use them.

+1!

[bird 9,943]

 

heart and wind, the. best feet in the world are no use if the dog don't have the minerals to use them.

+1!

 

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I am a fan of good feet. Mainly since my bitch broke hers last year and I spoke to a few people about feet.

 

I saw a litter of deerhound x on here last year and they had feet like that of a cat. They looked superb and from then on I decided I wouldn't have a dog with anything other than fantastic feet again.

 

If I got offered a pup from a litter of proven workers with all the ingredients of a good dog but one of the parents had bad feet then I wouldn't want one.

 

However with something like stamina, gears, brains etc. If this was missing from one of the parents then I would take the gamble.

 

The sire to my new pup had no gears. He was flat out. Zero to top speed in a few seconds and nothing inbetween.

 

I can see both sides of the argument though. Good feet won't help a dog with no gears. He's dead now.

 

Feet, gears, stamina - all important to me. Prey drive goes without saying

 

I saw a dog work a few months ago which had it all. Prey drive, gears, stamina, feet, coat, brains, jumped, retrieved, good recall.

 

It just had something missing. I don't know what it was. But it was missing.

 

The X factor? That "WANT" to get the job done?

 

Interesting topic.

[Guest vin]

The bloke on the other end of the lead is most important part...seen many a good dog ruined by a useless owner.

[nothernlite 18,089]

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[nothernlite 18,089]

I am a fan of good feet. Mainly since my bitch broke hers last year and I spoke to a few people about feet.

 

I saw a litter of deerhound x on here last year and they had feet like that of a cat. They looked superb and from then on I decided I wouldn't have a dog with anything other than fantastic feet again.

 

If I got offered a pup from a litter of proven workers with all the ingredients of a good dog but one of the parents had bad feet then I wouldn't want one.

 

However with something like stamina, gears, brains etc. If this was missing from one of the parents then I would take the gamble.

 

The sire to my new pup had no gears. He was flat out. Zero to top speed in a few seconds and nothing inbetween.

 

I can see both sides of the argument though. Good feet won't help a dog with no gears. He's dead now.

 

Feet, gears, stamina - all important to me. Prey drive goes without saying

 

I saw a dog work a few months ago which had it all. Prey drive, gears, stamina, feet, coat, brains, jumped, retrieved, good recall.

 

It just had something missing. I don't know what it was. But it was missing.

 

The X factor? That "WANT" to get the job done?

 

Interesting topic.

is there such a thing as the ultimate dog