Even though I beleave in breeding dogs I will say its not for everyone it takes lots of time and lots of want to to get it done!!!
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I couldn't agree with ya more there, I Have seen guys get into a really good line of dogs be it, hounds,bird dogs, cow dogs ( even good Hanc ock horses
) what ever and 5 years later there producing junk dogs and give the name of that line a bad rap.
I have a question for you and any of the other guys who have been in on this subject so far
Say you have this dog he or she is heavy line breed you cross him/her because you want to outcross to a dog that is like your in style/ability ect. same breed lets say BMC but no where can you trace the 2 together. how can you blend the 2 lines together without starting a genetic tornado that may not crop out the problems until 5-10 years later, or know that you wont blow all those years of work that has been done by close line breeding especialy when you don't have first hand knowledge of the aforementioned dogs parents, grandparents on the outcross you have chosen
I know if you line breed even inbreed you can begin to elimanate what you dont like out of the line of dogs but that some people say they will loose some vigor and health issue's may come into play like small litters weak pups ect. if done for extremely long periods of time, but and I am asking here not saying I know this, How can you keep what you have and not gamble on looseing it when you outctoss to another line of dogs???
The King Ranch Quater Horses, Cattle ect. were inbred until the type was made then keep close line breeding to keep it back in the old days ( Hired Hand ect ect.), when I bred my linebred Hanc ocks over a King Ranch mare the foals were nice but not true to form or style every time like the Hanc ocks were while we linebred them close. I rode the outcrosses but to me they were worthless to use for breeding in my hanc ock line for fear of the king ranch mares genes being dominant and loosing what I felt the Hanc ocks brought in thought they were both quaterhorses they just didn't blend like I thought they would and I don't wanna go through that again on dogs
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I know I asked alot but there some questions I have been working in my mind along time and trying to get lots of opnions on so maybe you guys can help me out here
Sorry Craig I know we are getting of topic here but I don't want to pass up on the good info I am getting so far
