Not Making Grade

[roybo 2,873]

 

I suppose it's semantics .

And the fact that gameness is a phrase that's been used for GAME dogs and birds for millennia.

When even some winning game dogs may not be game ,to them I suppose calling a lurcher game is at odds with their ideals.

 

 

But I suppose,if you are running a few rabbits ,why the need to call a dog game ,as surely gameness will never come into it?

 

I like your grasp of english language roybo lol. I agree with your comments, but the word 'game' isn't restricted to fighting dogs and birds. There are many instances where 'gameness' comes into the equation. I think socks touched on a point about greyhounds being game, and I agree with that., Not all greyhounds, same as not all bulldogs, but it takes guts, drive, determination, 'gameness', for a greyhound to continue to chase the hare on track when it's broken/fractured a bone in it's leg for example, until the end of the race. I know that their only running for a short while, but it must still be painful running at those speeds with a broken toe, hock, pulled ligament etc.

And I suppose the same could be said for alot of coursing dogs etc. But I agree, I don't think you need a game dog for running a few rabbits.

again it's semantics ,some would call that prey drive , but I'll leave that to an animal behaviourist, call it game ,call it what ever ,I just trying to explain the reason there's so much confusion on terms used matters nought .

[shaaark 10,903]

 

 

I suppose it's semantics .

And the fact that gameness is a phrase that's been used for GAME dogs and birds for millennia.

When even some winning game dogs may not be game ,to them I suppose calling a lurcher game is at odds with their ideals.

 

But I suppose,if you are running a few rabbits ,why the need to call a dog game ,as surely gameness will never come into it?

I like your grasp of english language roybo lol. I agree with your comments, but the word 'game' isn't restricted to fighting dogs and birds. There are many instances where 'gameness' comes into the equation. I think socks touched on a point about greyhounds being game, and I agree with that., Not all greyhounds, same as not all bulldogs, but it takes guts, drive, determination, 'gameness', for a greyhound to continue to chase the hare on track when it's broken/fractured a bone in it's leg for example, until the end of the race. I know that their only running for a short while, but it must still be painful running at those speeds with a broken toe, hock, pulled ligament etc.

And I suppose the same could be said for alot of coursing dogs etc. But I agree, I don't think you need a game dog for running a few rabbits.

again it's semantics ,some would call that prey drive , but I'll leave that to an animal behaviourist, call it game ,call it what ever ,I just trying to explain the reason there's so much confusion on terms used matters nought .

 

Lol

['sully' 1,119]

I think we need definition of the word game again lol. It generally means different things to different people.

 

I've got a whippet bull first cross dog here which is most definitely game ?

 

I've heard 10 week old pups described as "game" when they probably mean full of beans a bit of a live wire.

But in the context of pitbulls I doubt there are many lurchers that would be "game"

[beam 130]

It depends what the "grade" is...I know lads who will always bring out the best in a dog...maybe not interested in one quarry but excels at another...

And I know others who seem to do nothing but buy dogs, swap and sell dogs...every new one is a legend, every old one a wanker...

Not a truer word spoken! Know a few fools like this around my way.