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Man slim I hope you have better luck with the next litter. I really thought you had it going your way once you managed to get them grown. Reuben, I have what I call to sides to the little family of dogs I hunt. One gyp in the pedigree is really what the difference in the two sides is on paper. But, there is just a little difference in them even though they are about 95% or better identical in every way. Depending on what I want to increase on or decrease as to who I breed to who. Originally, one old male was what I was trying to duplicate. I've always appreciated being able to look at an animal a see that it was out of a certain line, be it dogs, horses, or chickens. The consistency says that the breeder at least had some sort of standard, the eye to see it, and the ability to produce it. Over the years I've I allowed myself to breed myself into a corner with my family of catch dogs by not producing enough of them. Trying to find and out source to help revive it has been a challenge to say the least. I might find a specimen that I really like in most every way, but when I probe a little deeper, there's no consistency. One is short and stumpy while one is tall and rangy, one is layed back and the next is a crack head. To me this says the line isn't very concentrated or the breeder doesn't have a standard or goal in mind. Even if the dogs are full blood this or that, breeding dogs out of that sort of thing is like breeding cross breeds. Uniformity is more than just cosmetic.
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