Originally Posted by Black Hand
That is pretty much all of it.
The truth is, while genetics are vital, ultimately a reasonably-good dogman is even more vital. To show the point in the extreme, if you have a great bulldog genetically, like Gr Ch Buck, but you give him to an absolute imbecile who feeds him shit food, never controls the parasites, rolls him young against 3-4 dogs, doesn't let him heal between rolls, etc., etc., the genetically-great Buck will never get the chance to show his greatness. Ultimately, enough ownership stupidity will destroy even the best genetic potential. Or, stated in the reverse, there is no dog genetically solid enough to overcome the most extreme of stupid owners. (Especially with little dogs being forced to spot weight.)
As you said, Nature + Nurture must be combined to consistently achieve the best results. After that, when you're dealing with two reasonably-good dogmen, then one dog's superior genetics will become the determining factor.
Jack
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