Breeding for Results...

Texashogdogs...you are for sure right about stagnation with too much linebreeding/inbreeding...I reckon it is a double edged sword...not enough of it gives a high level of inconsistency when looking at pups that perform from such breedings...to much of it gives you smaller weaker pups...I never really experienced this problem because I bred another line of similar type dogs but freshened up with just enough to keep my dogs almost the same as before but with that small amount of new blood...if I were younger I would do it again...but it takes lots of work and money to do it fast and right...

too much inbreeding causes inbreeding depression...I used to like the Kemmer "Gold Nugget" line of dogs...Nugget produced hard hunting cold nosed mt. curs...some made excellent hog dogs and fast on track but most were or are open...lots of folks tried to line breed or inbreed off of this dog in the kemmer association because he was a great coon dog...well this man I know got him a pup that was 7/8ths Gold Nugget bred and he named this pup "Gold Nugget JR" and that pup grew up to be one ugly dog and dumb as a rock...but when he was bred to the right kemmer females he threw some top of the line kemmer dogs...I bought one of his sons and he was a good dog that hand the hunt and he knew how to stop a hog...looked just like the original gold nugget...

Gold Nugget JR made it into the KSBA Hall of Fame just on his ability to produce champion hunting dogs...