Breeding Methods To Tighten Blood

RoughCurs,

Thanks for the reply. I did not make the original BMC and Pit cross, I just really liked the dogs produced from that cross since I had the opportunity to hunt behind quite a few of them and then was given the opportunity to own some of them. My goal is really to just continue producing dogs that mirror the original cross, but since they stemmed from two completely different dogs I’m trying to figure out how to branch out the family tree in a manner that will provide more dogs to work with that are all related and stay tight. All while keeping the same traits and not getting back too heavy towards one side or the other.

The hound/pit/bmc/bird pups I have were not bred with the intention on crossing back in to these dogs. I just liked both of the parents and wanted to see if they would throw good pups. I have been really happy with the two males I kept, and they surprised me by coming out bigger than both the parents. If I were to breed them in to these BMC/pit dogs it would be as an outcross and to bring a little more leg and size in to them. Those two male pups have also had a lot of drive and some really good endurance even though they’re just under a year old. Of course my hesitation would be bringing in the unknown variables since they’re so scatter bred. As of right now though, my focus is only on the black dogs for breeding until that line is tightened up and established, and a real family of dogs. These pups still have a ways to go before I would consider them for any kind of breeding, and my focus with them is just giving them the opportunity to become good dogs.

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