Breeding Methods To Tighten Blood

Austin…
If these black dogs were mine I would look really hard at the sire and dam of the future puppies…I would also look very hard at the sire and dams parents and grandparents and then make a decision based on that information as to which side to breed most from…if you like the sire side best then breed more towards his side and vise-versa…

I would also keep what I think are the best 3 or 4 pups for as long as possible…testing nose, ranging and other traits…cut back a pup at 4 months another at 6 and again at 8 months…by then you will probably have a really nice pup…

Females are great to keep for breeding…but you can use a male more often in the breeding pen…

The idea is to get several more generations of top dogs…if you select properly and see that there are a high percentage of good pups in each litter then it is time to move to the next generation for breeding…

The idea here is that you evolved to the next generations in a short time period…
At that time you look back at the pedigree and it will be stacked with top dogs…

I call that purifying the bloodline…once you get to that point there is no reason to turn the dogs over…just breed the same dogs when you need more pups…otherwise you will breed yourself into a corner and will need an outcross…that is when a male comes in handy…outcross a male with the best credentials to a female somewhat related with excellent credentials and pick a pup to breed back into your line or if more pups are available breed to the best of those…a bigger choice for selecting a breeder is nice to have available to you…

Your breeding program can only be as good as you select…training correctly to bring out the best is just as important…the wrong training can ruin a top quality pup and a great opportunity just passed a breeder by…
Knowing what a good hunting dog is is the first thing to know when breeding better dogs…and having a solid plan on what and why to breed is important to know as well…

Many breeders will have 4 generations in 20 years…if done right you can have 3 generations on one side and 4 or the other side in five years…and you will be producing a high percentage of good pups…

I bred a line of dogs in this way back when I was younger…