Great advice from the guys above! They have to be as good or better than the dog I want to breed them to unless they have a certain trait that can't be found in the norm that needs to be implemented into your stock. Just be careful if you decide to breed the gyp on her first heat. They usually have alot more problems with pups that ranging from immaturaty and taking care of the litter to health and birthing problems. But on the other hand genetics are a funny thing. Although it does improve the chances of the pups to carry on the traits of the parents I have witnessed two of the best dogs crossed and if the genetics didn't match for some reason the whole litter come out duds. In other words don't get frusterated try and try again and have one hell of a rigid cull system. You will get what you want in the end. Just advice that has worked for me hope it helps bro. Happy hunting
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Not all do'ers are producers and not all producers are do'ers. Meaning a #1 crossed with a #1 doesn't necessarily always make #1's, if it did a #1 would only be worth a few $$$. This is what I would do: As long as the gyp doesn't have any major faults breed her to a known producer, keep all the pups you can and cull hard. Repeat the process with a different male. If she consistently produces above average pups than she is a keeper in the breeding program.
