Ahhh... excellent debate gentlemen!! Home recovering from a looong wknd offshore... and just couldn't resist jumpin' into this one...
The reason this is on the mind is because it is not a cut and dry subject... LOTS of variables... one might even go so far as to say infinitely...
Genetics, OBVIOUSLY, play a HUGE role to the extent of a dog "wanting" to hunt, or "wanting" to please his master... and there is a HUGE difference in the two...
Any hunter should strive to start off with the best genetic specimen available... but never overlook an animal because he might not be out of "superlines". Those same "superlines" were created by people that picked out certain genetics from unknown dogs and concentrated them.
As most of you know, I am of the trainer's view on this and I will leave it at that...
All you can do is try and breed a dog to want to/physically be able to... and training/exposure is, in my opinion, what takes them to the next level from there... along with a hell of a lot of luck...
BTW, I tend to agree with most noelle and USHOG are sayin'....
noelle, where you out of?
