Couldnt agree with you more. I had an unplanned litter out of my gyp (dont know her exact breeding) and my male bulldog. Gave every dang one of them away to friends, kept one and am kickin myself in the butt. Every one of them so far will bay the hair off a hog, and a few have found their own. And they are 7 months.. Shoulda kept the whole dang litter (all males), but now at least i know where to get some of this blood if my male dont make it, oh the bulldog was neutered.. Apparently a day late..
Guess what im tryin to say is, its apparent you did your homework on your blood and cherish it and im sure youve got a friend or two that think the way you do, so wouldnt it be a good idea to place a pup or two with them? That way you have more opportunities to breed back to your blood should somethin happen? Just my .02 but sounds to me like you dont need it...
