True points with valid concerns again.
Can we breed a YBM to the same tolerance degree as a generation bred game pit?
Dunno....... I feel we can come dang close if not hit the mark at a satisfactory level. Hell we are already at a satisfactory level on first generation YBM that have not had any selective breeding accomplished.
The only so called prototype second generation pup we have to form an opinion on is just now around a year old. He began extremely rough at a very young age 3 to 4 months and was attempting full catches on decent hogs shotly afterwards. By 9 months to a year he is full catch on 200 class hogs and has been knocked completely out once while hanging on. Unfortunately most of his littermates only reached a level of RCD. But the factors to consider with that was the dam. She was RCD not full catch.
I think as far as our timeline for judgment on pups....it will be much earlier than suspected. By a year...if the pup has not formed a distinct full on catch pattern and had the metal tested a few times.....it will be categorized as RCD and either be utilized as such or culled....but will not be used in continued breeding for this.
In any form......ie hunt, bay or catch......a two year old or older dog should not be on the (Observation list)
But I have my own deep set in ways on that late bloomer theory. Hehe..
At the end of the day our goal is to attempt to create a YBM that can be utilized functionaly and pass genetically a solid reproduction to another generation of a stand alone catchdog. Either way a pair of these dogs will be able to shut down a freight train.
