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Hog snathcers says it well.
Rdjustham, Thanx for your questions. I'd like to say, the term culling can be a pretty general term--meaning different things to different folks. To me, culling means not using a particular dog in my program-and that dog gets placed with someone who likes him better than me. You might say that dog is "my"cull, or you might say he is second best in my yard. Nobody in their right mind EVER sells their best dog(s). Kind of like a contest--there can be only 1 winner. The rest are losers. No shame in that, if all the losers gave their best, yet they are losers. That's the tricky part of breeding--finding the best of the best to keep in your program. The dog you deside is a cull, might really be a great dog. But he's lacking in some small way, according to who makes that decision--you. Don't mean he's not a great dog, just there is one greater that you prefer. Why can't some one else use that dog you decided against?
Another slant--- When there is a genetic problem, culling means euthanasia.
Yet Another for instance, If one day I come to the conclusion I simply have too many dogs to feed, I'll make an "A" list and a "B" list. I will cull down, choosing the dogs that best fit the profile I am breeding for. I hope this helps clarify where I'm coming from some what.
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