jdgher
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: East central Illinois.
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Great tool. Got me to thinking.
Consider this thought. Some people are succeful breeders/hunters and some are just successful hunters.
Consider this: Breeder crosses 2 very good dogs, then places those pups in the hands of good solid hunters. Good hunters work hard and take those pups to their potential and make them GRNTCh. Now those good hunters may not be inclined to do much breeding, they are hunters not breeders. So the potential of those GRNT pups to reproduce does not get recognised, so the breed looses here.
Just something I hadn't really thought of. We always think about getting the pups in the hands of good hunters, don't get me wrong, that is very very important. But how do we continue this on out? I myself am guilty of being a capable hunter, then not doing a bunch of breeding.
So for the breed to really prosper, the good hunters need to get those good dogs back in the hands of capable breeders at the age of 3 or 4.
Something to think about.
PS: I get attached to the real good ones, so this wouldn't be easy :-).
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Elbridge Redbones
Home of
GRNTCH PR' Steve-O and Chili's Red Flow
NTCH PR' Twisters Musical Red Huey DNA-VIP Perf Sire 06'07 Deceased 11/07
Former Home of
NTCH 'PR' Swann's Lonesome Red Music/ Kitty
NTCH. CH PR' SawBlade Red Reckon
NTCH. CH PR' Gher's Timber Mt. Brandy
Breeder of
GRNTCH PR' Daugherty's Red BUBBA
NTCH CH PR' BA'S Tree Top Rockin Griddle
NTCH PR' Lickcreek Backwoods Lil Red Annie
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