"Breeding catch back into a line"....
So... In my last litter, I tried to breed the "head catch" out of my gyp... by breeding her to a dog that was super gritty, but had no "catch" to him... sounded good right?
Well, out of the 4 pups surviving of that litter... 2 I would consider "fairly gritty", but by no means, as gritty as Shine was at their age... The stud dog certainly knocked the "suicidal" nature out of them... that is a fact...
.... Now I have yet to see these pups really tested to fruition yet to base a final decision on the cross... this spring will tell me alot as they will be a yr and a half and should be truly catching gear.... but my gut tells me I miss the "catch" factor already... I do not want my individual dogs baying a 100# pig. One dog by itself should eat a hog like this for dinner...
... Which has brought my stud selection thoughts for the next go-round on my Shine dog... back to the rough side...
... Re-enter "Bob"... Precisely what I want in that type of stud... built flawlessly, hard catching... the rest should take care of itself right...
.... THEN I hear about the "squirrel factor" of "Bob's" last two litters....
..apparently old "Bob" has thrown a high percentage(good lookin' mind you
) "squirrel" factor in both of his last litters... to the point, that those involved have chosen to cease breeding him because of it...
CHIT. That's about all I got to say about that.
