i had the pleasure of starting all the way over after a vacation. 3 years now and i have a 30 dog yard full of pups that i raised from birth. i know everyone of them and how and why they act certain ways. i done all this with 4 brood females that were still alive when i came home. i was recently thinking "what if" hurricane katrina came, who would i take? the same 4 females for sure. a good female is hard to replace. people always talk about jeep bout if you look at his mom vs dad. his mom produced some good dogs, on the other hand bo was a cur and didnt produce as well.