Message #479319

[KevinN]

Labs, bird dogs, quarter horses?

I doubt ANY of these would benefit by being crossbred. I'm not gonna say I know a damn thing about ANY of the above...but....how many ways are there to retrieve a duck?

Apples and Oranges IMO.

There are MANY different styles of hog hunting. NO ONE DOG fits everyone's style. In an effort to "build" a dog that suites a person perfectly....sometimes crosses are necessary.

Sounds like your crossed up dog and it's abilities only solidify my point.

Is there a registered dog (line) out there that would suite me to a "T"? Don't know....and I'm not really thinking I'm gonna shell out $300-$500 a pup to find out. My unregistered dogs produce pork and I'll just keep chugging along...doing what I'm doing until I "build" exactly what I want.