i agree with what you just said.
This brings me to a thought that i have been trying to get a great explaintion for.


A dog's ability to "bite hard" is 100% genetic;
Based on scientfic facts that a animals bite force is impacted and contributed by the animals jaw stucture, jaw muscles, and weight.
but how can this be if there bite force in 100% genetic.

For example lets you Bass Tramp Redboy.
redboy was a pretty good 52lbs dog that had a good size head, and jaw structure but lacked mouth(a hard bite)
Since he threw that trait into his offspring they lacked mouth as well as i have understood. Therefore they wanted to add mouth to the redboy dogs so they cross it with a Jocko dog that was known to have a great mouth(hard bite) who was matched between 46lbs- 48lbs.

Yes it might be true that there Mouth is 100% genetic, then we are proven science false


Quote Originally Posted by CA Jack
Quote Originally Posted by YigYang
honestly coming from experience it isnt needing unless you have a spring poll which also strenghens there neck. I have fed many dogs my entire carreer and i have came to a conclusion that the bite they have comes from there work. If you condition a dog good he will have a better bite than the dog that is less conditioned because there mouth will not get as tired fast. Trust me! Its not needed
I disagree with you on some matters here, agree with you on others.

  • 1. A dog's ability to "bite hard" is 100% genetic;
    [list:49cijk7i]a) You can take a freak mouth dog off the chain, with no work, and he will still be a freak-mouth dog;
    b) You can work a mush-mouth dog as hard as you want, and all he will ever be is a well-conditioned mush-mouth dog;

2. Working a dog's mouth does enable them to use whatever mouth they have longer.
  • a) The jaw and mandible muscles are muscles, and as such can be conditioned too.
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Therefore, I think adding something for "conditioning the jaw muscles," while it may not turn your dog into Zebo, it will allow him to use whatever biting power he does have over a longer, sustained period of time.

Jack

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