Another bad distraction or even a curse might be included. Is having some good and good producing dogs dumped in your lap for free. Then being a green horn beginner with no real dog knowledge of how to do what with what. That was my lot. By the time I started figuring things out from time and experience. My better dogs had grown old and passed away. Being basically a one-man operation, I bred up too many different lines that had me going in too many directions. LOL

If I could go back in time knowing what I know now. I would rather have a good eye for a very good to great dog and the ability to be a great conditioner. Let others worry about the feeding/ raising and breeding up various blood lines. Which can be quite a headache/discouragement and great expense to boot. Earl Tudor said the good ones are where you find them. You can read what he said about certain blood lines being better than others on Randy Fox's dog site if it is still up. Cheers