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« on: April 01, 2021, 10:06:44 am » |
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Cheston it’s a catch 22 if you’re using a pure Airedale. Like the old man said, they aren’t extremely leggy, more middle of the road than short or long legged. Dogo may give you that more physical type you described but because both breeds have a high percentage of baying dogs, or much more so than the pits, you stand a higher chance of getting just real rough dogs. It will make a huge difference as to the dogs you start with. If you start with a hard Airedale and a family of hard dogo then naturally your odds improve. If you start with show quality dogs that haven’t been used then your odds go down in getting an RCD. A leggy pit, not the bully type stuff, will likely produce what you want in type and performance but they may still lack size. You are attempting what many have been trying for a long time. One trait isn’t too hard to breed for, but when you start trying to breed for several traits with equal emphasis, what you start with is going to be maybe the biggest variable. One thing I always try to remember is to breed to the extreme because the average is usually going to be lower. One example would be size. If I’m wanting to raise bigger dogs and let’s say I have a real nice gyp that is pretty close to just right but is just a few pounds shy of my preferred weight. I’m gonna try to pick the best stud that may be stronger in her weaker spots but is also bigger than what I prefer. The average of their pups will usually be bigger than her and smaller than him. Of course there are a million scenarios and you have to consider them all but you get my drift I hope. This is an F1 cross so I would probably lean on this strategy pretty heavily. I’ve had a wolfhound/lab and man, he was much dog. Crossed to the right female, a person could’ve raised some real similar dogs in type to what you are describing and they would’ve been able to anchor well and take the necessary punishment. Another thing I’ve learned or I think I have is that when it comes to size, starting with a bigger gyp makes it easier than starting with a bigger stud. My averages have been bigger out of big gyps to the desirable stud than the other way around. Good luck hope this was good for thought.
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