Jack i normally agree with your point of view on most aspects of these dogs, breeding young dogs is something I just can't do. Yea sometimes its needed as a stud dog maybe old and a person may want to get one last litter off him. To make it common practice to breed young animals isnt a good thing bc you dont know what traits youre putting into the next generation nor do you know what traits are lacking. A person can know as much as they want bout a certain animal but if thats made common practice it's a recipe for disaster. How does a person know which individual is undesirable? Sure a cur can produce, a young dog, or even a cold one I just think it shouldnt be made common practice