FACT: If its not linebred, be it a mut or purebred, you wont get consistant results from litter to litter with the exception of most CD breeds. Ive seen as many 1/2 hounds sit at your feet as I have pure curs etc. Line bred dogs are the only way to do it intellegently and consistantly. Otherwise one bad night in the woods and your back on "bay dog" getting riped off until you get lucky
Yes Sir ! I bred dogs for a long long time and I have found that Linebreeding with some inbreeding for speical purposes and then breeding to the correct outcross for Hybird Vigor to produce Hi Performace dogs is by for the best and most consistent way to producing good precentages of Hi Quality working dogs all threw the breeding process from the first linebreeding to the inbreeding and then to the outcross and back to the family. I have seen many many people bred best to best andproduce great dogs also but they have to wade threw a lot of not so good dogs to get the great ones most the time there is no inbetween gold are chit , then again its just finding a click if you find that click that works weather If it be best to best are threw a family breeding program put on a out cross you stick with that click and breed it to over and over, I have seen folks hit pure gold doing this and never look back . One way is not everybodys way and then everybodys way is not another mans way . Two things that is born with a dog man that is brought out threw hands on experence and time and It cannot be taught , that is a eye for a dog and a gut feeling for a breeding. You got either one of them and you are well on your way.
well said...and i will add, when the blood is tired and we need hybrid vigor look for a dog that already carries half of your line that is what your dogs lack or compliments...if none related look for a good line of dogs and cross to your dogs...either way cull hard and if too many pups are culls for your line then move all the pups..and look elsewhere...if you like the litter then cull hard up to your standards and breed back the half blood back once and then use the quarter blood as you need...that is if you want it to stay your line of dogs..
