Choosing pups

when raising our own pups we have the opportunity to watch and study all that they do...slowly cut down until we have what we believe to be the best 4 or 5 pups and then cut down another and by 1 year of age should be down to 2 or 3 pups...the pups that hang on the longest "should be the better pups"...

if we are breeding hunting dogs then it is most important to keep the very best pups...and if we are fortunate enough to keep those that are born to hunt then those traits should increase percentage wise per litter after each generation within a family of dogs...

if we are picking pups might as well do the best we can so that we can have the best possible hunting dog as well as the best possible breeding dog as well...