Another point i was getting at is the "trait" of your line. When asked how your dogs hunt you couldnt answer because each one is different. What is the trait your after since you are breeding hunting dogs. Right? If you ask the guys here who have bred their dogs for years and years like bryant, mike, noah, txhogsanddogs they can tell you how their lune hunts. They know because they understand what they are after and like you said you find a place for the dogs that dont fit in your program. In my opinion if i were to seriously start breeding my dogs i wouldnt let one out of my yard till i could tell you eith absolute certainty how they were gonna hunt period. Granted every litter has an odd ball or two but if you have had your line since the 60s you wouldnt have made a big deal about it. I have my opinion based on your posts and ill "peddle" down the road now. Best of luck figuin out what ya got.
It would be nice if there was only "one" trait to breed for, but you misunderstand, there are many traits we breed for. And yes, dogs are individuals--they will vary in their perfomance, to different degrees. If you want a very general answer, it's pretty pointless, and about anyone can figure that one out.
Who said I couldn't tell you how my dogs hunt? I chose not to, considering the atmosphere the question was asked.
Respectfully, You seem to assume alot. I said I can trace my bloodlines back into the '60's. I didn't say I had my bloodlines since the '60's. I've been raising MY lines for near 23 years now. Let's not "embelish" what I said, please. I know what I got in my dogs, thankyou. I'll take the luck, though. Best wishes to you peddlin' down the road.
