My grandfather kept A few dogs of the type working he had game dogs pass through his yard, when I was kid sadly my grandfather passed away to pass on the knowledge of the understanding of game working dogs and blood lines but I have kept dogs myself and and been luckily to speak to dogmen who knew my grandad and his dogs he had kept over the years 70's/80's and I've kept working dogs myself and its led ,me to wanting any these type of dog.