Noah,i know you have a lot of experience in the feild and an extremely strong opinion of what you like to see in an all around package dog. I would rather sit back and watch you drum this one out on your own than fall into the old ''take so and so's advice" or "such and such has a good line of dogs". What you do as an individual is exactly what keeps dogs and our sport evolving and with your experience and knowledge im sure you will create a dog that works for you and many other people. Heck,anyone that can hunt a coyote for a strike dog can make up any kind of new blood
,Good luck.
