The other problem I have seen is that what some people think is a good hog dog the next breeder/hunter may consider the dog a cull. This is what makes the world go round and round....
Reuben,
You hit the nail on the head right there...
i agree with this statement right here completely...but on the other side of the coin when i get to the point where i can readily and easily keep the majority of the pups i produce i will make breedings for me. my opinion is that when you start trying to breed for the masses you have set your self up for failure and you haven't even started yet. because like rueben stated, every person hunts a little different and every person likes their dogs a little different. with this game that we play it is so very hard to please the masses BECAUSE there are so many different terrians, styles, and formulas for success.
when i was breeding pits. the thing that made so many great dogs is that people made breedings with a certain "get" in mind but they made the breedings mostly for themselves and then put a few on the market. they really didnt' care if liked this dog adn that dog or style of dog becasue tehy were going to test their dogs and show what they could do. the best survived and were bred, wihch is why pits are pretty easy to predict what you are going to get when you breed them.
my feeling is that i will make a breeding with a certain "get" in mind keep the majority of the pups put a few on the market and stick mine in teh woods and SHOW what they can do. you still might not like the style of my dogss, and that is fine because i am making the breedings for me. and i'm sure sooner or later there will be a few people that are looking for dogs that hunt like mine do..jmo
