byrant, does his hired hand start his dogs for him to in a pen or woods or are you saying these dogs as pups because they are so linebreed dont even need to be showed their way just drop them in the woods and wait??? wow them are some jam up dogs im missing out on this linebreed thing.
None of his dogs have ever set foot in a pen. When they're old enough to go, they start in the woods behind the older dogs. When they hit the ground, they are anxious to go and usually have no problems with them wanting to hang around. That's the genetic part. As far as dropping them in the woods and waiting, thats the only way we hunt. I don't walk with dogs or let them work ahead of an ATV. No better or worse than the way anyone else does it, just our style and preference.
Linebreeding has no affect on how good his dogs are, it just helps keep them that way. With any type of breeding program you can't start with trash and end with something spectacular. The main purpose of linebreeding is simply consistancy and usually people who are serious about a line breeding program can quickly tell you the foundation dog they started with which is the one they are constantly striving to reproduce.
