Message #324201

[jagdtank]

I have seen dogs that didnt hunt coon until 3 and turn into some of the best dogs. I like the drive being there from the start though. On a side note have you ever thought about all the worthless dogs you have to go through to get one decent one and then think about all the guys you know who have ten or twelve that all suck. coon dogs hog dogs bird dogs its all the same thing 90 suck two dont. its all because every one is crossing mutts. Thats why I like jagds they may be small they may be open or semi open they may not have the nose of the hound they may be hard to break off trash, but I can nearly guarantee I pay for a dog that it will hunt like a maniac. maybe some guys with curs or some other breed should start a club that does performance testing  before being certified to breed a few years down the road and you will reverse the trend its to hard to count on bloodlines with so many people breeding the typical hunting breeds its to hard to pay money for a dog and lose the investment for most to stay honest. the crappers always get passed on and most try to breed them to a better dog hoping to get better pups and all that happens is the good dogs gets its good genetics dubbed down. They test the jagds in europe before being certified to breed and it has kept building better dogs because they all have the drive to begin with. I never bay penned my jagd to train him I took his but to the woods at six months with an old fiest to help guess who found the pigs? It wasn't the fiest and the first pig he found he tracked about four hundred yrds and put teeth to it. It was squeeling about two seconds after he barked He killed it I have the video to prove it. My dog is not superman hes just a typical dog from a good program that works. If it works with jagds it will work with anything else. Just a thought but I bet you hard core doggers know whos got the good ones and if you could get a few of them on board  you would have a start. dont line breed at first get the good foundation bred dogs that are superman and mix em up for a while until you get a couple producing consistently good dogs. natural instinct testing before being certified a breeder once your club gets know as the authority on guaranteed to hunt dogs No one will want one not out of certified dogs. just an opinion but It would be nice to know where to get one that will hunt for sure. I get attached to my dogs it is sad to have to get rid of em because they suck. especially after you paid good money for em. The world has plenty of mutts that get dumped and end up in the pound. It is best to cull it,may not be best for the one being culled but its best for the breeds and best for others who have to pay good money for a dog that sucks and feed it just so some guy dont have to own up that his dog is a mutt.You dont mistreat a dog that has what it takes.