Mitch, I would imagine there are a few on here that are envious of Tony and a few that are not. I don't think that has as much to do with defining what a decoy dog is, but it may give a few guys a way in to dig on Tony. I've talked with him about hunting dogs for hours on end, he knows what he wants and has dogs that suit what he is doing. What more is there to say?
I've stayed pretty quiet on the subject of what is or isn't a decoy dog and I'm the last person to ask, but I think the problem is that the term "Decoy dog" has turned into a generic, catch-all type of description. Meaning if its not a den dog (terrier type) and not a sight hound, but it's used to hunt coyotes, it must be a "decoy dog". I think Devin's thread of breaking the umbrella classification down will be very useful to see how many types of styles fall into this category.
To me it doesn't matter what you call them. If a guy is happy with what he is feeding that's all that matters. When claims, brags or breeding for sale come into play, its a different ball game.