The ultimate guide for buying a gamebred dog

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR BUYING A GAMEBRED DOG
 
In this short guide I’ll explain how to pick the perfect Pitdog and how to train the dog for the match day.

Buying a game dog
When buying a gamedog you have to really look more into the dog then just its pedigree. A dog is not all about his ancestor but more about himself, when picking a game dog you have to be really picky, no matter what’s happening in the world you do not want to spend $1500 on a cur that dropped out in half an hour rather a dog that become a Grand Champ and cost a fraction of the price. I believe that a dog is not what’s on paper but the dog itself. Many a great dog have been sired from curs and many a cur have been sired from great dogs, so don’t caught up on this whole bloodline phase as it will only make you slightly oblivious from the truth.


Picking a Adult Pitdog
When picking an adult Pitdog you want to be very cautious as from past experience many tend to be curs or man biters, however I have also obtained many great pitdogs that made it to become Grand champs therefore any dog has potential.
When buying an adult dog, you want to buy a mature one, not just an aged one. A dog that is 3 years old can still be immature but a dog at the age of 2 years can be mature so it’s all depends on the dog. Now you see this male in the corner and his loud and barking and growling, his showing all the perfect signs of being an awesome Pitdog and you buy him without any further investigation, the man gives you a paper stating his heavy Tombstone and Chinaman, and that both parents are champions with many more in his bloodline and also tells you this dog has a hard mouth, smarts, ability and immense game. You become excited and pay $2000 straight pick up your soon to be Grand Champion, put him in the back of your car and call to organise a match. A man with another pitbull terrier which cost $800 and was a scatter bred dog with no champions on his paper, matches up with your dog. Your dog scratches hard and takes a good beating, you call for another scratch and your dog hesitates and puts his tail between his legs screaming in pain. You just found out you had bought a $2000 cur. Now if you had taken the time to look at the dog instead of his paper you wouldn’t be in this mess, now ill help you not to make this mistake.
The Pitdog
Imagine you’re going to pick a gamedog, you’re at your local game yard and there’s a selection of nice dog of various bloodlines. When looking for a dog it must meet certain requirements which will be told throughout this guide.
Look at the living conditions of the dog, the condition of its living space will tell you much more about the dog, is it poor? Sometimes the owner can’t be bothered to pick up the faeces or even clean the kennels or runs for the dogs hence you get a dog full of worms, fleas and parvo-virus will kill your other dogs and the dog it’s self if not treated correctly. The ideal living space has to be clean and spacious forget about the dog being on a chain or in a compound run, as long as it humane and clean with enough space you shouldn’t have to worry.
Look at the other dogs on the yard; are they any good in the box? Have they made a name for themselves? This shouldn’t have to be a problem as some people may breed general un-tested game dogs or retired game dogs. Have any of the other dogs got any sort of disease (Parvo etc.) fleas or worms.
The dog’s diet is crucial you want to buy a champion not a cur you must take the little things very important, what is the dog eating? The dog should be on a healthy, balanced diet with a nice bowl of water to keep him hydrated.

Now you become interested in a tight Boudreaux dog, he’s black, 50lb when condition but 60lb chain weight and is 2 years old. The first thing I would do is check the living condition, diet and the dogs body condition weather he’s underweight or over, but so far so good.
You should at this point ask the owner if he can test the dog, and so a roll is organised and takes place. The dog scratches very hard and holds on very tight, the encouraging words from the owner cause the dog to squeeze tighter and tighter. You call for another scratch and they collide together and he has a hold of your potential dog, you should look out for his weaknesses such as his hold, wind etc. You call of the roll and go over what the dog was like; he was a hard biting dog with lots of wind, good grip, a very tight jaw and a lot of game. Now at this point you should make you discussion whether or not to buy this dog. If it where me it’ll be the perfect match dog for any dog man out there and a perfect stud dog.

Now you look into his bloodline, you see if his producers are any good in the box as this may add into his performance and there techniques may get passed on. Now depending on the keep you want and the dogs fighting style, certain bloodlines preserve different styles and keeps therefore you have different dogs as one line is bred and raised different from the next. So you pick this Boudreaux dog for his immense strength and pain threshold, now you take this dog home and if young you raise him but make sure you patient and careful as a little mistake could end you up with a dead dog (e.g. not picking the dog up from the pit), if matured enough you’ll wont to work the dog a bit and figure out his keep or just test his previous and/or his sire and dams keep as it could be passed on through generations. After you’ve worked the dog you’ll want to test the dog and make it a slightly tougher dog maybe 3–5½lb heavier dog that’s a bit experience and roll the dog for 8-14 minutes , you’ll want to see how you dog can handle more experienced dogs and maybe he could beat them, then after the roll treat the dog as if it was a match and reward him by letting him sleep next to you and let him lay in the next day, soon the dog will understand that by winning he gets to chill out and be with you 24/7. You going to have to give him soft rolls with lighter dogs, but not curs as curs will not fight back therefore you’re dog is not really gaining anything from this, he gains no defence. Soon you’ll end up with a loose dog.


Understanding Pedigree Papers
People who believe that papers make a dog are right to an extent, knowing the parents can tell you what to expect in your game dog, and sometimes the grand champions produce curs and dogs with shot jaws and sometimes the other way around.

I’m not saying that Wood’s Snooty was a cur but he did lose 2 matches and still produced some of the best dogs and became the grand sire of Chinaman.
The more champions in the blood does not mean you’ll end up with a champion but you will have better odds the more champion blood you have in your dog.

As you can see the odds are better the more grand champs you have in the dog’s blood as it shows that the good traits are getting passed on.



Even curs and frequently loosing dogs can produce GRCH’s and good game dogs when raised correctly.

 

This may want to be in the history section.

 

yes and put for entertainment purposes only!!