Last call for the Lemon and White photos. You have until midnight tonight to post them, so if you haven't already, better hurry! The winners will be announced Monday morning, and the thread for the first category of tri-color hounds will be opened.
I'm splitting the tri-colors into 2 categories; Open-marked tri-color (absence of black blanket or saddle), and traditional saddled or blanket-backed tri-colors. First category up will be open-marked tri-colors.
Best-Looking Lemon & White Contest
Moderators: Pike Ridge Beagles, Aaron Bartlett
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Hound : Plowboys Pache Dolly Yates
By : Lehners Linus Patch x Hickory Heads Dolly Patch
Owner : Terry Vanosdale
Breeder : Terry Vanosdale
Hound : Plowboys Pache Dolly Yates
By : Lehners Linus Patch x Hickory Heads Dolly Patch
Owner : Terry Vanosdale
Breeder : Terry Vanosdale
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4 Wk old pups out of Plowboys Pache Boss Man x Tall Pines Purty Paches ( she is mate to Plowboys Pache Dolly Yates)
4 Wk old pups out of Plowboys Pache Boss Man x Tall Pines Purty Paches ( she is mate to Plowboys Pache Dolly Yates)
And the winner is...
Okay, surprise, surprise – against my will I’m the judge for the lemon and whites, lol. Here are the hounds as I placed them. I’m not a pro, but I will give some of the criteria I look for, and the traits I place a heavy emphasis on.
Without going over the points system, I will say that running gear is the most important to me – from the lay of the shoulder on down to the toes, and after that would be the depth of chest for the heart and good expansion of lungs, and ample hindquarters for drive. These areas I feel will make the difference in a long day in the field. One area I put less emphasis on is the head, although I do want a beagle to look houndy, it doesn’t have to have the “teddy bear” show head. I know brush has it’s purpose for the tail, but we hunters have the option to dock a chronically raw tail, and even brushy tails can get raw if hunted hard or in harsh cover.
A hound should look field ready, no soft, fat dogs, but I will be more lenient on bitches and pups. They often have legitimate reasons to not be field ready, but if the sum of their parts are still correct, I will overlook it if they are exceptional - especially if the contest is impromptu like this one. They should have good bone and not be “whippy” looking.
Common disqualifiers for me will be pidgeon breast, broken down pasterns, steep shoulders, excessive body length, or cobbled (too short) body length, and a bad topline (withers to hip), bad bite and one too few testicles (both of which I couldn't tell from photos) or just an unbalanced look overall. Not saying the dogs who didn't place had all these faults, but they may have had one of them and this was a tight bunch to judge.
That said, here are my picks, and know that this was a very difficult class for me. I would have had a couple of ties but you can’t do that, you always have to make a cut so here goes. Please don’t take my criticisms in a bad way; the faults I found were really quite trifling as these are ALL very nice hounds. I’m just explaining my deciding factors, so you will know why I picked one hound over the others.
1st place: Faithful ’04, owned by S.R. Patch. This is an exceptional derby-aged bitch. She’s well balanced in leg to body length, a nice shoulder – nice proportions everywhere and good running gear. She’s equal amount of dog in the front and back. In my mind, I'm drawing "lines and points" and they're all falling where they should. Her head is a bit fine, but bitches heads are suppose to have a finer appearance, so she’s forgiven. She still looks houndy with her ample ear. She’s simply very pleasing to look at, and I have no doubt she could do her full day in the field when Patch hardens her up some.
2nd place: Plowboys Pache Dolly Yates, owned by Terry Vanosdale. This is a powerfully-built bitch with decent running gear, back, chest, and loin. Her coat is a nice medium texture. If I had to find any fault I would say she could us just a touch more length to the front leg, and there’s a possibility she elbows out just a teensy, but that could be a stacking error.
3rd place: North Bucks Postman, owned by S.R. Patch. Postman is a super-looking male who looks like he can run forever and never tire. He’s not knuckled over in front – I can tell he is lifting his foot. I can also tell his pasterns are good by the front leg away from camera. Again, well balanced and good topline, good proportions leg to body length, houndy face, decent coat. It was really close between 2nd and 3rd place dogs. I could almost flip them, but the little deeper chest on Dolly won out.
4th place: GRCH Thornsley’s Sundown Goldmaker, owned by Max Thornsley. This is a very nice hound – field ready, nice legs and feet, very good bone, beautiful head and ear. He might be slightly weak in the shoulder area, but not to the point it would knock him out of the running.
5th place: Miss Hershey Kiss, owned by Slade. I wish I could see a picture of this bitch with her feet under her properly. Her front legs are back too far and her back legs are too far under her. This throws off her shoulder and gives the appearance of a high back end, and I don’t think is the case at all. I’m picturing her as a nice solid hound all the way around. She could use a bit more length in front leg, and might be a bit short on ear, it’s hard to tell from the pic, but I like almost everything about her, and would like to see her restacked. She would give the others a run for their money.
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Congratulations to all! If these dogs run rabbits a nice as they look, I’d feed any of them. Thanks to everyone who participated and shared pics with us. Nice groups of hounds and puppies! If any owners *cough*Slade*cough* would like their real names printed next to the hound in the magazine, be telling me now.
Without going over the points system, I will say that running gear is the most important to me – from the lay of the shoulder on down to the toes, and after that would be the depth of chest for the heart and good expansion of lungs, and ample hindquarters for drive. These areas I feel will make the difference in a long day in the field. One area I put less emphasis on is the head, although I do want a beagle to look houndy, it doesn’t have to have the “teddy bear” show head. I know brush has it’s purpose for the tail, but we hunters have the option to dock a chronically raw tail, and even brushy tails can get raw if hunted hard or in harsh cover.
A hound should look field ready, no soft, fat dogs, but I will be more lenient on bitches and pups. They often have legitimate reasons to not be field ready, but if the sum of their parts are still correct, I will overlook it if they are exceptional - especially if the contest is impromptu like this one. They should have good bone and not be “whippy” looking.
Common disqualifiers for me will be pidgeon breast, broken down pasterns, steep shoulders, excessive body length, or cobbled (too short) body length, and a bad topline (withers to hip), bad bite and one too few testicles (both of which I couldn't tell from photos) or just an unbalanced look overall. Not saying the dogs who didn't place had all these faults, but they may have had one of them and this was a tight bunch to judge.
That said, here are my picks, and know that this was a very difficult class for me. I would have had a couple of ties but you can’t do that, you always have to make a cut so here goes. Please don’t take my criticisms in a bad way; the faults I found were really quite trifling as these are ALL very nice hounds. I’m just explaining my deciding factors, so you will know why I picked one hound over the others.
1st place: Faithful ’04, owned by S.R. Patch. This is an exceptional derby-aged bitch. She’s well balanced in leg to body length, a nice shoulder – nice proportions everywhere and good running gear. She’s equal amount of dog in the front and back. In my mind, I'm drawing "lines and points" and they're all falling where they should. Her head is a bit fine, but bitches heads are suppose to have a finer appearance, so she’s forgiven. She still looks houndy with her ample ear. She’s simply very pleasing to look at, and I have no doubt she could do her full day in the field when Patch hardens her up some.
2nd place: Plowboys Pache Dolly Yates, owned by Terry Vanosdale. This is a powerfully-built bitch with decent running gear, back, chest, and loin. Her coat is a nice medium texture. If I had to find any fault I would say she could us just a touch more length to the front leg, and there’s a possibility she elbows out just a teensy, but that could be a stacking error.
3rd place: North Bucks Postman, owned by S.R. Patch. Postman is a super-looking male who looks like he can run forever and never tire. He’s not knuckled over in front – I can tell he is lifting his foot. I can also tell his pasterns are good by the front leg away from camera. Again, well balanced and good topline, good proportions leg to body length, houndy face, decent coat. It was really close between 2nd and 3rd place dogs. I could almost flip them, but the little deeper chest on Dolly won out.
4th place: GRCH Thornsley’s Sundown Goldmaker, owned by Max Thornsley. This is a very nice hound – field ready, nice legs and feet, very good bone, beautiful head and ear. He might be slightly weak in the shoulder area, but not to the point it would knock him out of the running.
5th place: Miss Hershey Kiss, owned by Slade. I wish I could see a picture of this bitch with her feet under her properly. Her front legs are back too far and her back legs are too far under her. This throws off her shoulder and gives the appearance of a high back end, and I don’t think is the case at all. I’m picturing her as a nice solid hound all the way around. She could use a bit more length in front leg, and might be a bit short on ear, it’s hard to tell from the pic, but I like almost everything about her, and would like to see her restacked. She would give the others a run for their money.
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Congratulations to all! If these dogs run rabbits a nice as they look, I’d feed any of them. Thanks to everyone who participated and shared pics with us. Nice groups of hounds and puppies! If any owners *cough*Slade*cough* would like their real names printed next to the hound in the magazine, be telling me now.
HOLY COW... 
I'm running out and buying my first lottery ticket today...(forgive me mother
)
Thanks for your opinion Bev., there are some powerfully built hounds on here. I'm sure their all winners to each of us...
It's hard to enjoy the smile, when there's so many just as good on here...
Thanks again...Patch
I'm running out and buying my first lottery ticket today...(forgive me mother
)Thanks for your opinion Bev., there are some powerfully built hounds on here. I'm sure their all winners to each of us...
It's hard to enjoy the smile, when there's so many just as good on here...
Thanks again...Patch
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