Building back up

My advice would be to focus on hunting the dogs you have now. Find out what they do well and try to help them succeed. Scout hard and put them in fresh sign. Do a couple mock hunts, etc. Give them a fair chance to make dogs until they take the fun out of hunting for you or you find something better. It can be very rewarding to watch a dog with average ability make into a consistently productive dog. Comparing them to exceptional dogs of the past will only set you up for disappointment. As Cajun stated, they spoil us. Yesterday is over, gotta move on!
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I have been in your shoes. I’ve bought outside dogs and trained my own. Any outside dog that can help you will not be cheap. You will also more than likely go through a break in period with them. They may not perform as well with a different owner. I would save my $ just in case a good opportunity came along that would really push my pack forward. In the mean time, I would hunt the pads off the current dogs. I know it can be tough to get excited to hunt inconsistent prospects but it’s what you gotta do to make em better. It takes a lot of woods time & swine to make dogs.

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