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background from earlier update


Future Directions

Our claim for the 20th century is not a valid claim for the 21st century.   The best available bloodlines for the 20th century are not the best available blood lines for the 21st century.  The evidence collected over the past decade (see The Pointer Breeders' Almanac) clearly indicate that the best bloodlines today (in terms of sire lines most likely to produce field trial winners) are Black Crude and Go Boy's Shadow. To that end we have been  pursuing the goal of having these bloodlines incorporated into our current bloodline & eventually to become dominant.

The Black Crude Connection

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Black Crude 
Flint Shoals Rooster

We bred Faraway Xaviera to Flint Shoal's Rooster, an apparently extremely prepotent son of Black Crude. His stats look even more impressive than did Black Crude's but because the sample size is so small no valid generalizations can be made. From that litter we selected  Faraway Eddie to remain here as our foundation stud from the Black Crude line.  Eddie, young, rough and  not yet finished, has demonstrated that he is one of the "mostest" in the southeast.

The Go Boy's Shadow Connection                                        

Go Boy's Shadow Joe Shadow

Joe Shadow (50% Go Boy's Shadow) appeared the best of the descendents of the Go Boy's Shadow line.
That he twice won the Florida Championship and also won the Continental increased his status in our eye.We bred Faraway Rambling Wanda (50% Rebel) to him and kept two of them as foundation bitches.

 created 1/23/04

2006 midsummer update of the above

In the last century, because of his extreme potency, we added the shooting dog Guard Rail genes to our bloodline.  This century a new extremely high potency shooting dog, Mrawsum (shown below),  emerged.  All the data isn't in yet, but it appears that he might be even more prepotent that the great Guard Rail.  In keeping with our philosophy of incorporating only the most prepotent bloodlines a breeding was arranged (see below).  Our limited experience with this decision suggests that it may have been a very good move.  
mrawsum
mrawsum pedigree

From the  past our senior brood bitches are Buzzsaw's Faraway Zena and Faraway Stormy Yvonne, daughters of Buzzsaw's Stormy Jack.   They are older daughters of Faraway Rambling Wanda.  From the above mentioned Joe Shadow litter there is Faraway Dancing Bonnie and Shadow's Faraway Amy.   Faraway Raven is a daughter of Faraway Eddie and Faraway Hot Java.  Faraway Awsum Hank (deceased 6/27/11) and Faraway Gus (both Mrawsum X Faraway Dancing Bonnie) will, hopefully, be our studs of the future.  In fact, Hank, quite by accident, has a pair of offspring on the ground now out of Amy.  This cross was planned, but most definitely not for now...several years down the road was the target. Other than Yvonne all of the above are winners and their pics may be seen at this link.

Two emerging factors will undoubtedly influence our future trialing activities.  One factor is the ever increasing cost of fuel.  Being retired and using zero sum budgeting underlie this factor.  The other is the falling apart of plans for help from family and friends in the field trial endeavors.   Current indications are that I may have to do this alone, if I wish to continue all-age competition. The ultimate result of these two factors remain to be seen.

created 8/11/06 (appended 7/2/11)
OUR FIRST LITTER COMBINING THE CRUDE - SHADOW - MRAWSUM BLOODLINES  WITH OUR FOUNDATION FROM THE LAST CENTURY IS NOW ON THE GROUND
their pic   for the doubters of 1/1/07 whelping date this pic shows the Macon Telegraph dated Jan 2, 2007 with them
their pedigree
picture of sire this picture was taken during his puppy year                           picture of dam  this picture was taken after the pups were weaned
created 1/21/07


update 10/07

pics of a couple of the males at six months of age

  
OUR SECOND LITTER COMBINING THE CRUDE - SHADOW - MRAWSUM BLOODLINES   IS NOW ON THE GROUND

click here for details

click here for details on our newest litter whelped early in January
Update Feb 25, 2010

A line bred Joe Shadow litter is due in early April