This is where it comes into play that I said I'm not very bright and didn't claim to be a dogman, BUT, since BRK said she's a known producer of strikedogs, then she is proven. A proven producer.
As for me, I would personally be very reluctant to breed an unproven gyp even among the lines I like simply becuase i feel performance is the goal. But what do I know, I can think of one fella we all envy who I've heard does exactly that with his crossbred bitches and his dogs are among the most elite in the sport fr what I've seen heard and read. He's obviously doing something very right and I'm obviously not yet.
I will say it like this...
a king is looking for a young maiden to have sons that will be mighty warriors and leaders, and the daughters to be intelligent, elegant, and beautiful...
He looks at all the leaders that are mighty warriors and he see's only one young lady that is available from all these men...and...she is not beautiful and not so elegent...but...she has brothers, uncles and grandparents that are mighty men, and the women from this line are mostly beautiful, elegant and intelligent...
The king decides to look at the poor working class and he finds a beautiful young lady that is available and he investigates her back ground and the father is unknown and the mothers side of the family has at least 50 percent of the family to be drunks and most failed out of school as children...and...the rest work for the king as janitors or field hands...
so which one of the maidens will the king pick to have children with???
this is my thoughts about it...blood, it's what makes your chances better...
as far as range on a dog not everyone has large tracts to hunt and not everyone has small tracts. you have the dogs you do because of the places you have or at least should. now if you're hunting BIG country with short range dogs then maybe you need to look at improvements, whatever you decide to do. NO one can tell another their dogs don't work because they're close or far, you're not hunting their style obviously.
