thank you for the kind words one and all.i'm kind of sad in a way,but it is just the circle of life being completed.Dad has a male from one of Raider's limited breedings that he is working with plus a young female and i have Ike to keep us busy,but Raider will always be my "guide" for what a dog should do when it comes to running rabbits.he wasn't perfect sometimes,but he always give it the best that he could do.Dad and i were talking about his places,he had one Derby place,a 4th at the spring nationals.13 open places of which 6 were firsts and 18 Champion places,plus he got the Master Hunting Hound Title,and in a very short AHBA career 9 Champion places and 7 open class places.not including all the training runs and the hunting we did with him,he gave my Father and myself a lot of enjoyment.
[ May 03, 2005, 02:44 PM: Message edited by: pinehawk ]