a x breed every time ..take into count i havent seen a plott. curr or the like but here are some of the reasons most of the pure breeds look or do very little for what they were originally intended for because of a breeders desire to accentuate the asthetic characteristic of the breed allthough the stabilized chararacteristic will remain eg lab =bird dog retreiver loves water .the thing you get with a cross is hybrid vigor ..a stronger draw on traits dont get me wrong your going to get your duds but youll end up with some exseptinal dogs if you know what you are doing
Does that hybrid vigor carry on after the F1 cross? Do they produce consistently when bred in the F2-F4 an on?
I guess I might explain some.
I like crossed dogs but I like familys of cross dogs. In other words even tho they are not pure bred this are that bmc, cats, plotts - I know were the father mother bro sister aunt uncle half bro half sister and more relitves are and even tho they are not pure bred I can tell you there are lines of these kind of dogs that is just as strong are stronger as any purebreds and produce just as good are better.
At what point does a "cross" become a "purebred"? If the family of crossed dogs have been worked hard and culled hard and now are producing consistently...should it not be considered "purebred"? I don't think the consistency would be obtained in only a generation or two...
I dont know you personally but can say I always respect your post and reasoning. Dont always agree but mostly do.
