Most likely the gyp is not proven at 10 months old. It would be best to cull them all and wait til she proves herself. But to each his own.
That is the way I used to think. But I was talking with a very respected hog dogger that has been doing this longer than most of us. I don't want to use his name and pull him in. But I told him that I only breed proven dogs. He said that he does not hunt his breeding dogs. He matches dogs up based on genetics. Then sees what the pups do. If the pups don't work out he changes parents to get the pups he wants. Then he hunts the pups and keeps his breeders back to protect his lines. Just another way to think.
