OFRN MEMORIAL

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If my memory was like it was many years ago I might be abled to have filled pages of the dog men and women
that are now gone.
I met alot of fanciers of the O.F.R.N. strain that went back to the old country mainly Ireland.But that was
over forty years ago.The names are hard to come by with all those years gone by.
These men and women kept mostly to thenselfs.It was hard to gain there confidence and be in the click.
I only wish that I would have kept a record log of the men and women and their dogs.
One has to remember that the pedigrees on their dogs were hand written and not registered by kennel
clubs.But back then those dogs that were seen still had hand written pedigrees.
But alot of the fanciers not all but a few kept their dogs pedigrees as if they were top secret.And alot of those
dogs came from the orginal stock that came here in late 1800's from the old country.But the only thing that
I can recall from those that kept dogs from the old country was they were called by IRISH RED's.
Like I said only if I would have kept a record back then.
Dogs that came over to the U.S. were what they called family dogs of names I could not even prodnouce.
As time went on and the strains were being crossed they started to take on a different look.
I used to have alot of books at one time and that is where one can find some of the names of the old
faciers.
This would be a good place to start adding a memorial to those gone by.
Thw book by WAYNE D. BROWN gave alot of info about the dogs reffed today as the old family red nose.
I know over the years I mentioned that their was a book or magizine put out by BOB HEMPHILL and refered
to as the old family red nose club.
Yet nobody seems to know of its where abouts to this day.alot of famcers today still dissagree that there
was such a mag or book,but enouh eyes viewed it before it dissapeared.
So with that said go to the libary and look up information on the fanciers and the dogs themselfs.I beleive
one could gather enough info to the past and present.
Alot of dogs and their onwers never received a drop of credit so this is the best way to honer them
in todays times.For myself and many others time is growing short so its going to be up to what Wallace once
said the Pepsi generation.

I have said many times that these old dogs are not ours but are borrowed. I have hoped that in the few litters I have produced that there will be one,,,the one dog that will carry the line into the future. We would not have had these old dogs if it weren't for those that came before us and all credit goes to them. By next year I will be out of the dogs as I can no longer keep up due age and poor health. I will keep my Koda dog as he is my Guardian and friend and perhaps I can learn to do the frozen semen so I can preserve his genes for the future. Maybe those that follow will be generouse with their knowledge and pass it on just as it was passed down to me.

http://www.apbt.online-pedigrees.com/public/printPedigree.php?dog_id=221809

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Nice Al!

Most of the sitze family has passed away now. There are only 2 of rons nephews still alive and they got rid of all there dogs after rons passing.JR rons nephew and partner is helping me in developing my breeding program. He has taught me a lot and hope to learn more before he is gone as he is also having health problems.

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keenanskennel wrote:Most of the sitze family has passed away now. There are only 2 of rons nephews still alive and they got rid of all there dogs after rons passing.JR rons nephew and partner is helping me in developing my breeding program. He has taught me a lot and hope to learn more before he is gone as he is also having health problems.

Basil keep breeding dog that ron had after ron passed away. Basil raped his step daughter and got locked up. During this time bristow used some of the dogs that basil made. L.sitzes was a drug addict and died a few years ago after being raided at a house rolling dogs.

Thanks for the info Odb.......you sure seem like a great breeder.........does anybody really care.....