Now here's what i'm not sure on with the Tweety grandpups pictured above. Their sire would be an outcross into the line... nothing to do with the two foundation males. I think i'll wait and see how the Tweety/Buck litter turns out, then breed Tweety back to a son from her and Winchester next year. That should should lock the blood in from the three foundation dogs, giving us plenty of pups to work with.
If those don't work out, maybe cross one the grandpups in later on down the road... if they make the grade?
This is all just thoughts running through my mind... it may turn into a big cluster and a bunch of culls.
I think it's ok to start out with a certain percentage (higher) of culls as long as you select the best pups... In my experience I sometimes didn't always pick the best ones but did pretty good about picking a good one. Just give away or sell the pups you don't keep that you believe could possibly turn out as good hunting dogs that are worthy of breeding to hunters that will hunt them and stay in contact with you. Just have the understanding that you want to breed the gyp/stud of your choice to this dog that turned out so that you can get a few pups. This way you raise the probability of aquiring the best for breeding. This is my 2 cents worth....
I believe that your idea's are good as to what you are trying to accomplish.
