Son x mother

I’m no expert but breeding period is about your goals and objectives. You have to factor what you are trying to produce as well as the pros and cons each parent brings to the table. Was cranks dad line bred from another line or was he a scatter bred dog? If Cranks mother was what I wanted to reproduce then I would breed back towards her. If that’s the case I would probably breed Crank to his niece/ half sister first just because of his age. You could breed her to something else after that if didn’t work. Unless you have him collected you are subject not to have him any day. His age and occupation aren’t breeder friendly so to speak. I also don’t know if there are other dogs out of that line out there that you have access to. It’s digging worth doing. You have to figure in how to fix the holes in the line or their short comings. Can you do it by breeding within the family or will it require an out cross? Are they already too tight and if so what do you base that off of? My way of thinking is as long as the dogs perform and are physically sound, they aren’t too tight. You have to have an end goal in mind. As stated already, there is no exact science or guarantees but in order to get a specific type you have to breed for it. In my opinion kennel blindness is the number one fault in breeders today. You have to be humble enough to admit what dogs are and not let sentimental attachment or pedigrees be the reason you use a dog to reproduce. Performance has to be first.

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