Richard Lambert
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Location: Chattanooga, Tn
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Theoretically, the female contributes 50% of the genes in a pups makeup. But the female has dominant and recessive or hidden genes that don't show up. So you don't really know what she is going to contribute. Now when the female is linebred she "should" have more dominate genes. So theoretically she should produce more uniform pups. But since the male also contributes 50% of the genes, you never really know for certain what you are getting from his side.
Another thing that you can look at though is what the females littermates are like. This can give you an idea of any hidden genes or traits she may have. This is why some people look for "families of coondogs" when picking a pup. 
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