blakebh, does doodle run fluid? she looks a bit bully in the front end. the reason I ask is because I have a cross Ive been working up to that is very similiar. I have a brother and sister that are greyhoundxpit x dogo and I purchased a AMB about a year ago. Im getting ready to hunt him this winter and if he does well Im going to breed him to the female and keep all the females from the litter and breed the best one if shes really good to the male. the AMB that I have is bully in the front end but very few of the dogs in his line carry that trait. I dont know much about AMB but many look like they wouldnt have a fluid gait, but I might not be reading them right. Im trying to identify bumps in the road before I do the breeding, Ive been thinking about finding a different male with better conformation
That pic is of her two days before she had pups. I think that's a lot of the reason for her looking a little bow legged. Doodle is very athletic and fast! She actually surprised me on how how agile and quick she was.
x2 on Doodle being fast!
Most of the dogs in the line that I've been able to see work, or in just see in person have fairly straight legs and a good gait. After speaking with Krystal and Thomas they wanted to make sure not to breed in the bowleggedness.
bowlegged is not a good trait if you want gait, speed and efficiency...way back I used to run my curs to test for speed and endurance (heart), and I noticed those that were bowed lacked in endurance...the speed might be there at the start but falls off rather quickly...
Correct and is exactly what I was getting at... Over the years of reading some of your posts Ruben, I've noticed you are very attentive to detail. That is very necessary in any breeding program. Have to look at all angles from all angles. If I could breed Doodle to PJ I would do it in a heart beat! It's kind of like me wanting to cross our two best dogs Fred and Zig together... Isn't gona happen... But we can double breed on each side and cross offspring together to get as close as possible. Idk... There are so many options when breeding, but they are cut short by what greatness rises to the top, if any, to be available and worth breeding.
