I dont hold much weight in a pedigree anymore really. Yes its nice...it's pretty. And, it would be cool to know the real history of your dog. But 99% chance that history was falsly fabricated years before my dogs existence. A good one is a good one. A pedigree is a half assed blue print in most cases. I said in another post that this use to be a gentleman's dog/game. All it takes is one bad apple to tarnish the whole damn thing if he breeds enough and has dogs become a part of our pedigrees such as Carvers dogs. Not to say he wasn't a great dogman. He's a legend. But I wish paper hanging didn't happen period. But then again...can you blame anyone for not giving away the winning lottery ticket so to speak? I'm a honest man, so that's not my style. But I tried seeing the other point of view. OK for example... I own a TG pup Chinaman/Spike (Little Gator) blood. But Fat Bill swears Gr Ch Snakmans Pedro is the Sire of little Gator. Not Garners Gr Ch Spike. Does it matter if the pup I own is a good one? Not really. Does it bother me because I want to know his true history? Yes. But...I will never know. Guess it depends on who I believe. Fat Bill or TG.