Good question
I am doing fine. What I really miss is the 50 acres of woods I left to come down here. I do miss my dogs at times. I miss seeing them out there, bouncing around, and just seeing their little personalities express themselves out there on the chain. I miss having several dogs (usually Silverback and 2 bitches) lying there on the couch. And I also miss constantly thinking about "what breedings" I need to do to carry on what my vision was. I also miss "having a look" to see if my dogs are still performing athletically like they're supposed to
What I don't miss is the constant worry about "what's going on" in my yard. Did someone see my dogs? Did someone report them? Did a stray get on the yard, and is it screaming its life away while one of mine is killing it? Etc., etc. That I don't miss at all: the
constant worry that goes with having a yard.
It was hard to let go, and yet I would do it all over again, especially with Silverback gone now. He was the last thing keeping me in, so when he died right when I was making the move, that told me my timing in getting out was perfect. I have had/bred a lot of great dogs, and even though Poncho was my best producer, and Stormbringer was my best overall dog, Silverback IMO produced as consistently as Poncho did (just most of his pups never got shown) ... and Silverback could finish as fast and brutally as Stormy could too ... on top of which, athletic and personality-wise, Silverback was my very favorite dog I have ever owned in 23 years and hundreds of dogs ... and no one will ever be able to replace him.
Jack
Originally Posted by CA Jack
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