What do you and don't you know about pedigrees?

for a pedigree to have real value one must know what type of hunting dog each and every dog was/is in that pedigree...

pedigrees are great but the problem I see is the fact that too many people do not have the same standards when it comes to breeding better dogs...it is either outcrossing too often which will not give you uniformity and that is scatter breeding at best...however, if one is not interested in high percentages of high quality dogs produced then one can get a pack going pretty quick doing it that way...but reproducing their selves will not come in high percentages...

the other issue that I have already mentioned about not everyone having the same standards is a problem embedded in the pedigree as well...

when we see more than a few top dogs in the pedigree especially when it is a few that repeat 2 or 3 times then there is a good chance one will get a few pups of the same caliber and type...

pedigrees are great don't get me wrong...but those are the first thoughts that enter my mind when I look at a pedigree...