Breeding question

A dog that does not hunt but produces a high percentage of hunting dogs is great to have...but in my minds eye I wouldn't want to build a breeding program around said dog...I see it as a stepping stone in using a son or grandson for that...one that has all of the above and has one or both grandparents that are as good...

if we make exceptions too often then we wouldn't be breeding the best...I realize we have to start somewhere and sometimes it takes 2 or 3 generations to get close to what we want unless we are lucky in finding a line of dogs that we are very happy with...that would save lots of time and money...

right now I ask myself how well I like my dogs and my answer to that is that I like them well enough but they are not an established line...but it is a starting point...took 3 or 4 years to get a starting point...