Breeding dogs...

For me testing for natural ability is a very high priority...usually by eight weeks old I will know who winds naturally...you can have 4 dogs in your buggy and all 4 will blow up when they wind a hog or a hot track...and we say we have winding or rig dogs...that’s not the type I am talking about...the same four dogs in the buggy...and only one dog yips a time or two and wants out...or he picks his nose up in the wind and acts interested...that is the dog I am looking for in the puppy litter...

Finding...scatter some liver tidbits in the grass and turn the pups out and you will see over a period of time who finds more...chances are he will be your best find dog one day...

There are more tests that can be done...very informal and very simple...does it mean that another pup cannot be better...no...but what matters is that we do all we can to select the best for hunting and breeding...over generations we are gravitating towards a high percentage of the best...the proof will be in the woods...