Quote Originally Posted by R2L View Post
what if the individual is representing his ancestors really well, yet all his litter mates are not?
As stated in The Art of Breeding Dogs, it depends on how many of the littermates

Also, just to throw a fly in the ointment, sometimes the lesser of two brothers, in the pit, will prove to be the greater of the two brothers in the stud pen ... since the ability to produce, and the ability to perform, are two distinct, separate abilities

Jack