Quote Originally Posted by CRISIS View Post
so TFX would you say that eventhough your dogs (including ranchero) are only so much % "abbott" on paper vs the red johnny and frisco %'s , it shows that your dogs are actually MORE GENETICALLY made up of hannibal & boomerang genes vs the other bloodlines involved?? or is this just the case with ranchero being a throwback?
im trying hard to understand geneology but this stuff is damn near rocket science! lol
Although TFX is more than qualified to speak for himself, he's essentially saying that it's not the % of "Dog X" that's in the pedigree that counts as much as an experienced breeder keeping the key traits alive in the dogs.

In other words, if a 50% Abbot dog is just like Abbott, while a 75% Abbot dog is thin-boned and not quite the same, the experienced breeder will keep the 50% Abbott dog and pass on Abbott's traits ... while a paper-junkie will keep the 75% Abbott dog and only pass on "his name on a piece of paper" ...

Jack