How I got into the dogs by Fredric Maffei

How I got into the dogs by Fredric Maffei | Game Dog History | Dedicated to Game Dogs

Great read especially having just read the Red Tina story in his book and working out the characteurs.

Great guy who really loved the dogs and had a conscience unlike some of the other guys of today and days gone by.

Definitely recommend buying his book on Amazon which has all his stories in, absolute bargain on Kindle.

Great read.

 

Great read and did gamedogshistory.com get shut down?

 

No, it's still up. Just not very active.

 

seems like theres a glitch in the forum???


I sure enjoyed this read and the style of writing is great...
This is an example of what schoolteachers book should/could have been...

Al ALberts,,,lmao...

 

Not sure what you mean by glitch. I got on the forums right before I posted that GDH was still up. I only looked at 1 thread though, that BS blue gamedog thread but it seemed to work fine for me. So did the history section. Only 2 places I looked at though.

 

I was just wondering because the most recent post was October of 2015. Must just not be very active.

 

It's not active at all. Slower than jacks board. Much slower.

 

All these sites are very slow the various sporting dog news and foreign sites are all pretty much abandoned. Too many sites not enough people I guess.

 

This site and pedsonline are the 2 most active sites I've seen in these dogs as far as amount of posts per day.

 

Just reading this, I remembered I had A fairly tight Blind Bill X A Blackwidow gip, I bred her to my Bullyson, Mendacino, Stu Fowler, male got seven pups. three had eye lashes that would turn in, I thought the dogs were go'n blind! Took one to the vet and he diagnosed it as maybe A genetic trait! Just thought I'd throw that in, never saw Blind Bill, but maybe!?

 

PS Thanx for putting this up Robertosilva!!!!

 

sorry,,, glitch in my forehead not the forum...

 

LOL. I know the feelling EP . Seem the older I get the more glitches I have. It still beats the alternative.
KOS

 

Great story Slim I couldn't ever imagine my dog or a friends being hurt like that, my mutts my best friend.

That new Maffei book has the Red Tina story and his others all in one book.

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thanks for the insight,,, or outsight in the dogs situation,,,lol,,, very interesting share and something to think about while examining our dogs...

 

Now I write some far fetched shit,,, but this here...
Believe me when I tell you,,, you should write a book as I am yet to read anything you wrote that wasnt a good read,,, you have a type writing style thats very simple,,, gets a point across and offers alot,,,
your neutral stance on alot of situations is very persuasive and the gamedogs need more leaders like this...

YOUR STOREY SHOULD BE SOLD AND NOT TOLD,,, great read and I would have no problem coughing up fifty bucks to reread it as the first page of what could be one of the best books on bulldogs of all times,,,
you have shared enough on this site to pocket a third of the book and for that I would like to thank you...

As you said about me,,, this explains alot about you as you must have forty years of clear understang and examination,,, and have that rare gift to relay it well...

As far as my storey,,, it might read similar to mr maffies if the times were differnt...

 

ps,,, ten years ago you could get a small bag full of penny candy for the kids and a fifty pound bag of dog food,,,
plus permit to light a fire at the country store for under twenty five bucks,,, eastern carolina reminded me of a simpler slower time when I was a kid and could get a handful of candy for a quarter,,, good times and five bucks must have felt like a nice down payment on a house back in the day...

 

I agree Elias great read by Slim. can always be wrote from a 3rd person perspective with name changes like Maffei's Red Tina.

A kickstarter funding with everyone who pays in a certain amount can get a free copy of the ebook. You can self publish, hell a guy has an 8 page "book" called "12 weeks til showtime" on amazon kindle.

My dad self published a book including an ebook and my sister used a kickstarter to fund an exhibit she put on. It is do-able if if interest you. Nice to look back at memories and relive the old days.

And Elias you can always change details if you were planning on a short story or book yourself or use another handle.

 

I agree about the neutral stance being a positive, hell that's the reason Strattons books sold so well and reached a more mainstream audience. Same with Frederic Maffei the compassion and love for the dogs shine through in every page.

Other authors like Carl Semenic and Douglas G Link have had success maintaining such a position.

For someone like myself who doesn't like the match reports or hearing some of the cruelty it would make a good read.

We're all here to read about the dogs on some level, whether it's stories about the working dog aspect, history f the breeds origins and famous breeders, or just admiring the spirit and courage of bulldogs.