R2L, what exactly does this have to do with the conversation?Originally Posted by R2L
To answer your question, it's all relative, so yes, everyone has a "best". Do they not?
The best of lines and the worst of lines, there is still a #1, #2, #3.........and so on.
I'm just trying to spark a conversation man......something to talk about, on an internet forum titled, "Bloodlines and Breeding Theories"
What about you man - you got a best?
A best as in multiple winner, great dog. A personal best can still be very average. This is not personal dedicated to you, but its mostly the people who don't who is staring blind at a pedigree and hyping up the dogs that are behind the sire and dam. While people who do, breed them to other good dogs, keeping the litter, roling and showing each everyone one of them. In the meanwhile this guy is still behind his computer calculating how much times boomerang rom is in his dog peds being happy if 1 or 2 from the litter ends up in working hands.
For myself i don't have a "best", im trying to figure out who is and if in the coming years i find out or even own one at all, i would not mind to breed it to a another "best" with the characteristics i think would be a good adition but who aint got nothing to do with my dog bloodwise.
exactly what Jack saidMatter of fact, I'd rather breed to the one cur who had 5 litter mates who all proved to be bulldogs than breed to the ACE who comes from an otherwise all cur litterits an interesting way of thinking, i like the article but again, i like to know what people do if they accualy own that ACE, lol
I see. In that case, I can't say I own any "best" at this time. My yard is old man. Like a damn old folks home right now. I have a very solid game female who is 5 and everyone else is literally 9 or 10 years old. Except, for two young ones under a year, so it will be some time before I have something to brag about again. All the old ones on my yard are very good dogs, in their prime. It is why I am breeding them now. I have two little stud dogs and 3 very good, older bitches. Other than that, I have dogs that belong to other people as well. I wouldn't breed any of these dogs if I didn't know about their pedigrees in depth. That is a benefit of sticking with one family for so long.A best as in multiple winner, great dog. A personal best can still be very average. This is not personal dedicated to you, but its mostly the people who don't who is staring blind at a pedigree and hyping up the dogs that are behind the sire and dam. While people who do, breed them to other good dogs, keeping the litter, roling and showing each everyone one of them. In the meanwhile this guy is still behind his computer calculating how much times boomerang rom is in his dog peds being happy if 1 or 2 from the litter ends up in working hands.
For myself i don't have a "best", im trying to figure out who is and if in the coming years i find out or even own one at all, i would not mind to breed it to a another "best" with the characteristics i think would be a good adition but who aint got nothing to do with my dog bloodwise.
exactly what Jack said
For me, if I were to possess an ACE, I wouldn't concentrate on him as much as I would his parents and grandparents. I would look in that direction (pedigree) to see where this ability may have come. If there is nothing within 3 or 4 generations like him, then I'd be at a loss. If I had an idea where HE came from, then I would breed that ACE back in that direction. This all validates the importance of knowing your pedigree, but I am also emphasizing, knowing the dogs in the pedigree.
There is a little strain of the Spike blood that I like and will only use a certain pocket of that line. Why? B/c I have firsthand knowledge of that particular pocket. Spike blood is not just Spike blood to me. I has to be the pocket, or pedigree of dogs I KNOW.
If any of this makes any sense.
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