as a kid we did not worm or vaccinate our dogs and they were all mutts...mutts have a very diversified gene pool...the first pure bred pup I got very sick and it was my first trip to the vet ever...he said the pup caught distemper and would die and he did...a not so diverse gene pool so the pups will all look alike etc...
Right now there are major issues with tigers/pandas and other animals that are on the endangered list due to a lack of diversity in their genes...and they say that this is a major issue that needs fixing if the species of these animals are to survive and not become extinct...the issues are low ferility, inability to fight off disease etc...
I saw smaller testicles and some smaller dog and litter size slightly smaller...but they were hunting hunting dogs...
Larry, I remember when you announced in the back pages of Full Cry that you were starting a line of dogs...was a good while back...
Semmes...you responded to this post by saying I was passive/aggressive and then it all went down hill from there...then you called me a hypocrite further on down and then I felt like I was on trial with no representation...lol
when you mentioned passive aggressive I never could figure out why you said that so I just left it alone...
after reading my post again it was pretty half azz but I was coming down with a cold and didn't proof read it...
My thoughts were to bring up inbreeding issues with reduced gene pools in some endangered animal in the zoo...I said that to bring up in general that all purebred dogs have a somewhat reduced gene pool and more, the more inbred they are...
I brought up my experiences growing up as a kidas...I never had a purebred dog and none of our dogs were vaccinated nor wormed...I said this to further bring up hardiness in a diversified gene pool...I also said that the first prebred puppy I bought got sick and that was my first trip to the vet ever...and the pup died so that was my first encounter with a purebred...just sharing info was all I was trying to do without writing a book...
I brought this up because someone mentioned something about never outcross or no need to outcross...so I thought it was a good time to bring that up...
since Larry Parker was on this thread I thought I would casually throw that out there about his announcement some 25/30 or more years ago...I thought I saw it in the back pages of the Full Cry magazine...I did not mean it in a negative way at all...but looking into the post it just gets thrown out there out of no where so I guess anyone could get it wrong including Larry...But having said that I was hoping Larry would talk about those days...I have been interested in the Parker curs because there has been much positive talk about them...
So...since you got pretty upset about it I will explain in more detail so you can understand why I said what I said...
Larry made that announcement and he met and possibly exceeded his goals on account he has a line of hog dogs that could possibly be a breed called the Parker curs...so I was recognizing his accomplishments...no more was said about it after it went downhill from there...
on the hypocrite comments...
I have said several times these dogs were not how I wanted bred but it worked out that way...yes we should do all we can to know the dogs we will breed...I knew the kemmers well and I felt I knew the plotts well enough...true not much on the redbone and leggy pit but I have known the owner for many years and value his input...knew who he was many years before I actually met him...
I had already been jacking around with trying to get the breeding going...culled one whole litter because I just needed an excuse to get rid of the pure kemmers...went through a bunch of culls and a ruptured uterus on a good female when bred...too much to list...
so I bred that kemmer to that halfbreed and got a few good pups and I thought I would move forward with it...
just because I went this route does not make me a hypocrite...believing in one way and changing directions to make something happen and even speaking about it on here several times should say something...not trying to hide anything about the dogs...
having done it this way may take somewhat longer but I am very confident I will recover within the next generation...not having the best in all things but good dogs...
yes this is getting long so I will add more a little later...
I said I was at a very important place with these dogs because the female I get will determine the direction I take...The pup I have my eye on may be my hub for a few generations if he continues on his growth...
In my opinion a great dog is not only great in the woods but also in the breeding pen...based on that I do not have one right now...but like I said...my goal is to gravitate in that direction...
