Need Advice ASAP

Alright, to give some more information regarding this pup. First, I have been hunting with the sires line for over a decade, out of the probably 50+ dogs I know of out of this line (not all mine) I cannot recall any having hip dysplasia BUT having said that i personally have not had too many of my personal dogs last past 6-7years old so for all I know they very well could be carriers, luckily I have not had issue with it. I've had a 2 pups over the years that came out bowlegged and fonky but I believe it was due to breeding a bit too tight.

One thing I do find interesting is that I actually culled his littermate brother a couple months back due to issues he had in his hind end, I don't believe it was hip dysplasia I believe he had an issue with his muscles. He had no rear end at all, front end was much wider than the rear. I liked him alot, little dog had alot of heart and want to but he couldn't keep up with any of my other dogs...... These could very well be related but just based off the pictures I have seen of Hopper I doubt it.

Also this was a 100% unrelated cross, a couple years back i was given a little orange curr/bird dog cross gyp that I started hunting, I ended up really liking her and decided to see what would happen. The little female I have has far exceeded my expectations, they are just turning a year old now and she has been doing very well in my eyes. Quickly turning into a nice reliable little dog, and she is easy on the eyes to top it off haha.

There are tons of what ifs at this point in the game. My thinking is this, before breeding is even thought about sit back and let it run its course. Kennel him for 3-4 months and see if he heals, if he does and he continues to improve both physically as well as in the woods THEN start looking at the possibility of breeding.

And Austin, I know how hard you are trying to stay on track but sometimes you derail....its happened to me more than once over the years.... Don't sweat it, put him up and wait it out, I will have a couple fresh batches by July at the latest.... Im sure a couple wouldn't mind living in SC lol.

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