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I labeled that article "rubbage" we he said to start with 8 "unrelated females." That was all I needed to read.
Reuben I actually lost sleep last night trying to make sense of your plan. I'm not picking, I'm actually trying to figure it out. From what I can tell you are planning on eventually line breeding on a dog you have not produced yet? From what I read it appears you have decided upon a 3 way cross that you assume will produce the dog of your dreams and you plan to move forward from there?
Now don't think I'm picking, I'm just asking but if that is the plan are you trying to tell us there is NO perfect breed of dog for your style of hog hunting? I have no problem with crossbreeding breeds but I'm of the opinion there is breeds we don't need to crossbreed and only need to be sculpted to our personal liking by seeking out the specimens from that particular breed. I am 100% believer that cross breeding several breeds is only an attempt to "shortcut" the process of seeking out and using the VERY BEST from the breed that suits us. I challenge anyone to name any often used breed and tell me what that breed lacks because I will guarantee there are many strains of each breed and I bet money you can find dogs WITHIN that breed that have what you think the breed is lacking. Example: if you think BMC''s don't have enough bottom then seek out the lines that have bottom. If you don't think Catahoulas range out enough then find the strain that does. I started out wanting Plotts that can mortally fly on track and I am getting close with every generation but I damn sure ain't fixing to add greyhound or some wild a-- crap like that to shortcut the process and set myself back. The hardest part of getting a particular breed to where you want it is getting lucky enough to find that SPECIAL specimen from a line that consistently exudes you style and staying with that blood and improving through your own breeding.
In short, hard hunting, culling, and keeping the family together is the ONLY way to do it IMO! AND THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS!!!!
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