My beliefs are very similar to Jacks. I was told as a young man by my good freind L.D. That " you wont get good dogs until you start breeding your own." I didn't even give it a second thought. I only know NOW what he ment. That was almost 20yrs ago.lol. Everyone has there own idea of what a good dog is. Only you can breed for the traits,temperment,quality,structure ect... that suits your needs. I'm in no way saying that everyone should breed dogs or can for that matter. Look at all of the different breeds alone with so many different purposes. The dog is the most diverse creation that we as man has ever engineered.JMHO