Thanks for the reply. I'm learning a lot here.
Thanks for the reply. I'm learning a lot here.
Well, I hope so. There are a lot of good articles on here already, especially up at the top sticky, but there have been some really good discussions as well.
At the end of the day, individual selection is the key. While there are "general tendencies" within bloodlines, because not every individual has them (or can produce them), ultimately it pays to really know the individuals of whatever line you're talking about.
I have been breeding my own bloodline for over 20 years. I know what my own dogs can do, but there is still a wide disparity of individual talents within my own line, and on my own yard. If someone says they have "a Vise-Grip dog," even I (as the founder and breeder of Poncho and damned near all of the important dogs off of Poncho) would still ask the question of which dog are you talking about? So if this question is still vital to my own understanding of the potential of a dog within my own line, I can promise you it is also a vital question for you to investigate when talking about dogs of "someone else's" line.
Again, this is not a short "bubble-gum" answer like you're going to get on most boards, or from most people, but it is absolutely the truth.
Individual selection is everything, it's not just about "crossing lines" ...
Jack
Thats wat i love about dis site...Originally Posted by CA Jack
+1
Cool reply... I'll remember that..
What line would u call her
I wouldn't call her a member of any line at all, just a mix of several lines (and most of those weren't very tightly bred either).
Jack
In that case we will line breed her and stat our line
If you like her well enough, and if she has truly superior abilities in some respect(s), then that is exactly what you should do: build a line on her.
However, if she is just a so-so animal, then you would be wasting your time.
Good luck,
Jack
She is an excellent dog with a very high motor and we bread her to her son who is actually a grand son of her littermate brother and this lil dude loves to work just need to find good people down here to start showing them thanks for your honest input
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