More: GAUGE WAS A TRUE AMBASSADOR FOR THE BREED IN BOTH CONFORMATION AND TEMPERAMENT. HE WAS AN AKC CHAMPION AT AN EARLY AGE. HE LOVED HIS PEOPLE, HE LOVED HIS DOG BUDDIES, AND HE LOVED HUNTING. HE WAS ESPECIALLY FOND OF CHILDREN AND IF ONE PASSED HIM ON THE STREET AND DIDN'T STOP TO PET HIM, HE WOULD SIT DOWN, CRY, AND FOLLOW THEM WITH HIS EYES UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER SEE THEM.