If performance is not related to production, then go breed to a poodle and tell is how many winners you get. If people make a habit of breeding non performing dogs they are short sighted. I will take a gamble here and there but the general idea is you have to show me that you can win before I feed your offspring. I'm not saying the piece of shit littermate can't out produce his good sibling. It's possible, but how long before those excuses ruin a hood family of hounds? We make very few breedings. when we plan in raising a litter we expect to get something as good as the parents.

SB said it best, breed for traits and percentages. A solid family is built on a solid foundation.