I don't breed hog dogs and don't claim too and please keep in mind this is no more than an opinion. But I have had bulldogs for a long time and have been around and learned from a few good bulldog men. Culling is necessary because as Oconee said it is absolutely vital to a breeding program to be honest and then do what needs to be done. Especially for long term success this is true.
But I remember I also had one of these dog men tell me while he was laughing after I had read an article to him about a guy saying how much and how hard he culls. He said if you are always culling, culling, culling, then just stop breeding please! Cause whatever you are doing is obviously not working lololol Cause if you cannot produce good percentages in your litters after a couple of generations or so then the same way you are honest with your dogs you should be honest with yourself. Just my two cents.
amen to that...
the cream rises to the top...knowing what to breed is 1/2...the other half is retaining the best pups for breeding...really there is more to it than that but that is the core...
one should never take lightly what and when to breed...its not about producing many and selecting a few...
purify the line...that will give you the high percentages of good to great dogs of the type of hunting dog we envision in our minds eye...
when we reach a certain point in breeding dogs...lets say 8 pups in a litter...3 can be of the quality a good breeder is trying to produce...and the other 5 are still good dogs in any pack...with someone who appreciates that same type of hunting dog...because as we all know some cull because the dog trail barks while others like trail barkers etc...etc...
