Many dogmen in my day had no particular bloodline that they stuck with forever but some did. I bought 90% of the dogs I fought. It was easier to test someone elses dogs and buy which one I wanted. The other way is a slower process. It bothered me worst to see a dog I bred get hurt. I got to attached to them. It didn't bother me if I bought the dog. Tudor added and kept dogs from everywhere. If you follow him through the years of his history he had dogs from lots of bloodlines. Mayfield said Tudor had the only true pure dogs. If that were true that makes lots of bloodlines the only true pure dogs. Jim Williams acquired dogs from lots of different people and had several top dogs from all over through the years. Tudor didn't add as many bloodlines to his stuff after 1954. That was because here in Oklahoma liquior got legalized. Tudor who was a Bootlegger didn't have the money to play any longer. No person needed to buy from a bootlegger anymore. He didn't even paint his house. Bill De Cordova got dogs from Earl Tudor and Jim William and didn't seem to go to far from home to acquire what he wanted. Boudreaux kept lots of the same stuff around for years. Lots of men from the 80's on up developed bloodlines that any man could be proud of. They were a little bit more educated on health issues and breeding issues. There are lots of good dogs today but there are more sorry dogs than ever. Everytime the good increases the bad manages to stay a long ways ahead. My wife use to say when I came home. I kissed the dogs and petted her on the head. Women can think up the weirdest things to say just to nail you. Just some thoughts from and old man. Randy