and as far as spading a good gyp after Breeding her, i would think you would want to get more of her out there if shes good, we talk about the world being over populated with trash dogs, so would make sense to get better ones out there correct? jmo
Boss Hog,
I assume you are referring to me with this question, so I will answer with my reasoning.
First off, I should be clear that I don't breed hog dogs for other people. If and when I have a litter, it is with purpose, and that purpose is to have a replacement pup for myself. I will give a handful of pups to a select few, so that if needed there is some bloodstock available down the line. The people that I choose happen to be my friends and hunting partners. That was the plan with a litter this spring, unfortunately I lost all the pups
The type of dogs I am hunting, most probably would not feed, so to think that they would be bettering the hog dog world, would be kind of funny
They work for me, and my only reason to reproduce them, is because they hunt the way I like, nothing more. One could argue that me providing pups to the general public that hunt like my dogs would be doing the hog dog world an injustice... So to be safe, I won't make any pups available to the general public.
The reality is, that everyone has a different view of what makes a dog great, breeding worthy, etc. So what one guy thinks is a quality dog, may be an absolute cull to the next guy. That's what makes dog breeding so subjective. I say do what works for you, and don't lose any sleep over why someone else does what they do.
If I go out and breed my best dog, and put the pups available, there will still be a large number of people that can rightfully believe that I am just adding to the trash in the hog dog world. because the type of dog I have reproduced and thought so highly of, was still just a cull to the next guy.
