Willie T wrote:GH, off topic here but in my eyes, when I think of the greatest retrievers of all time, Honcho was the top dog. Especially if you factor in the offspring he threw.
Back in the day, that was debated a lot. People said since Raider sire Honcho, that really the credit went to Raider. I am not of that opinion. My favorite dog's i ever owned or trained were Honcho dog's. Tractable, smart, naturally talented, drive beyond description. Raider dog's, the ones I trained and that was quite a few, were extremely stubborn and not the brightest lights in the sky. My vote goes to Honcho but certainly a lot of things have changed since those days.
I heard once that they still have some frozen semen from Honcho. Anyone know if that's true?