Also those peds, how many are 100% accurate. Dont know about hog dogs but bulldogs, I guarantee there are outcrosses in most dogs peds that none of us will ever know about. I'm all for linebreeding cousins to cousins nieces to uncles and I even like some inbreeding like parent sibling breedings. But the one thing I will try and not be is KENNEL BLIND!
If you look into performance animals such as back in the day with bulldogs or even game cocks most of the best actual performance animals were crosses. Now I am not saying that linebreeding isn't a good thing, I would be a hypocrite if I did because most of the dogs I have now are extremely line bred but just look; in game cocks the majority of birds that used to be used in derbies were crosses, hence the term battle cross. Bulldogs same thing, and what funny is if you are a bulldog history buff most of the top ROM dogs of the last 50 years were crosses too (Mayday, Jeep, Buck, Yellow) now go and think about that. How come most of the best dogs were not super tight "pure" family bred dogs??? Don't get this confused I am not saying there aren't good family bred dogs but I am just trying to make a point about being scared to outcross because it won't produce results. Facts would say otherwise.
I still agree with a lot of folks on here if you want consistency linebreeding is the way to go for sure, but like was said earlier I won't be afraid to try something if I think it will add.
Disclaimer these are only my observations and not saying anyone else is wrong.
hybrid vigor can be a good thing...too much inbreeding can actually hurt...
I do believe that too much inbreeding can and will work against us at some point as too much outcrossing will as well...we just need to gravitate towards a good place...
having said all that...we talk quite a bit about how to breed better dogs but very little discussions on what to select and how to select in developing consistency and actually breeding better dogs as we move forward towards our goals...
TexasHogdogs...I feel ok with what I have now...and more than likely not the consistency I would like...but I am ok with it...but it will probably be better than what some folks are thinking...
