Dustin Myers
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Registered: Oct 2006
Location: Bonners Ferry, ID
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Ok Riverbottom Ron, here’s some more info for ya. Here’s a pedigree on a cross that Brian and I just made. As I’ve said in the past, one of the goals of our breeding program is to use our Black Jack and Blitz dogs as the foundation with which we based our pedigrees on, by double and tripling up on them in the crosses we make. The reason that we chose these hounds to base our program on is because both hounds were the type of hounds we like to hunt and they also had the ability to produce a bunch of good hounds that were also the type of hounds we want to hunt and own.
Blitz has produced several hounds that have themselves produced nice hounds when bred. That list would include Idaho Lightfoot Black Jack, Idaho Lightfoot Stifler, Idaho Lightfoot Rev, Idaho Lightfoot Gambler, Idaho Lightfoot Robin, Lightfoot Rose, Lightfoot Sho-Biz, and a few others that aren‘t in the public eye as much. Because Blitz was able to produce this many quality hounds, out of the only two litters she had, is what makes her a special female in our pedigrees. We will undoubtedly be using some of the other hounds out of Blitz in our program in the future, as we have nice young dogs out of Gambler and Robin right now. But in this particular pedigree we were able to accomplish our goal of tripling up on Black Jack and Blitz.
Luckily we had seen enough in Black Jack at a young age that we chose to breed him to three different females. Two of the females were line bred Lightfoot hounds and the other was a complete outcross. Before all of the pups from these litters were old enough to really see what we had, Brian had Black Jack get killed by a lion. Black Jack’s brother Rev went on to tree the lion that day and Brian got his revenge, but the fatal blow had been delivered. At the time it was a serious blow to Brian’s hunting pack and the loss of a stud dog in our breeding program that certainly appeared like he was going to produce some nice hounds. What we would learn over the next couple of hunting seasons while hunting young dogs from all three litters out of Black Jack, is that we not only lost a very good hound, but a stud dog who had produced a very high percentage of super nice hounds out of all three litters he sired. While we will always wonder how our program would be different if Black Jack had lived to sire a few more litters. We are very thankful for the top notch females that we have out of him and how well they themselves have produced. This upcoming cross will carry Black Jack and Blitz three times through three different females. Two of them are littermate sisters (Idaho Lightfoot Sandy & Idaho Lightfoot Stinger), and the third is Idaho Lightfoot No Mercy who is like a 7/8 sister to them as you will see if you study the pedigree close enough.
With these hounds as the foundation we have built on, and the other nice hounds which have complimented the success of our program, like Idaho Lightfoot Whiplash, Idaho Lightfoot Coby, Gibson’s Sunset Luke, and on down the list. We feel like we have laid the groundwork for a program that will continue to give us quality hounds to hunt for years to come. None of these hounds past or present were or are perfect, and we are continually looking for ways to improve the hounds we hunt. But they have given us endless hours of enjoyable and productive hunts, and in our opinion that’s what it’s all about. Of course much of the success of these crosses goes to all the hunters who have hunted these hounds past, present, and in the future. These hunters make it possible to more accurately evaluate each cross that is made and helps to determine what direction we should go in the future.
Here’s a pedigree of the upcoming cross that should help illustrate what I’ve tried to describe in the post.
----------------------------------------Harmon’s Mork
--------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Harmon’s Ink
----------------------------------------Williams’ Cornland Kate
------------------------Nite Ch Harmon’s Nick
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Gr Ch Joost’s Hardtime Rusty
--------------------------------Ch Blue Girl Sadie
----------------------------------------Ch Nite Ch Fulltime Alabama Blue
----------------Gr Nite Ch Gibson’s Sunset Luke
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Smith’s Hardtime Rocky
--------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Gr Ch Hall’s Comanche
----------------------------------------Gr Ch Fiery Hill Little Sissy
------------------------Nite Ch Johnson and Gibson’s Katie
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Harmon’s Ink
--------------------------------Nite Ch Gibson’s Ruby
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Bolton’s Hardtime Dolly
--------Idaho Lightfoot Smoke
----------------------------------------Light Foot Mr. Red Bird
--------------------------------Newbreed Lightfoot Dick
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Light Foot Ms. Spyder
------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Black Jack
----------------------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Drifter
--------------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Blitz
----------------------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Snapshot
----------------Idaho Lightfoot Stinger
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
--------------------------------Lightfoot Mr. Red Bird
----------------------------------------Light Foot New Breed Snap
------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Whiplash
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Jones Big Woods Red Man
--------------------------------Lightfoot New Breed Hooker
----------------------------------------Hutsons Lightfoot Blue Ruby
Idaho Lightfoot Chrome
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
--------------------------------Light Foot Mr. Red Bird
----------------------------------------Light Foot New Breed Snap
------------------------Newbreed Lightfoot Dick
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
--------------------------------Nite Ch Light Foot Ms. Spyder
----------------------------------------Grand Lake Flossie
----------------Idaho Lightfoot Black Jack
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Rocky Run Blue Terry
--------------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Drifter
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Light Foot Ms. Spyder
------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Blitz
----------------------------------------Myers' Get Em Up Jammer
--------------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Snapshot
----------------------------------------Get Em Up Lightfoot Ricochet
--------Idaho Lightfoot Sandy
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Clark's Lightfoot Bruno
--------------------------------Nite Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
----------------------------------------Greek's Polly Yo-Yo
------------------------Lightfoot Mr. Red Bird
----------------------------------------Bugzy's Lightfoot Bruno II
--------------------------------Light Foot New Breed Snap
----------------------------------------Clark River Ky Fancy
----------------Idaho Lightfoot Whiplash
----------------------------------------World Nite Ch Gr Nite Ch Cowles' Big River Jesse
--------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Jones Big Woods Red Man
----------------------------------------Hinton's Amos Annie
------------------------Lightfoot New Breed Hooker
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
--------------------------------Hutsons Lightfoot Blue Ruby
----------------------------------------Light Foot New Breed Snap
Chrome X Mercy Pups
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Clark's Lightfoot Bruno
--------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
----------------------------------------Greek's Polly Yo-Yo
------------------------Light Foot Mr. Red Bird
----------------------------------------Bugzy's Lightfoot Bruno II
--------------------------------Light Foot New Breed Snap
----------------------------------------Clark River Ky Fancy
----------------Newbreed Lightfoot Dick
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Clark's Lightfoot Bruno
--------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
----------------------------------------Greek's Polly Yo-Yo
------------------------Nite Ch Light Foot Ms. Spyder
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Grand Lake Spike
--------------------------------Grand Lake Flossie
----------------------------------------Rulo's Tree Picken Patty
--------Idaho Lightfoot Black Jack
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Dancn Bruno III
--------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Rocky Run Blue Terry
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Ch Rocky Run Blue Brandy
------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Drifter
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
--------------------------------Nite Ch Light Foot Ms. Spyder
----------------------------------------Grand Lake Flossie
----------------Idaho Lightfoot Blitz
----------------------------------------Selkirk Mountain Oakie
--------------------------------Myers' Get Em Up Jammer
----------------------------------------Frederickson's Pouge
------------------------Idaho Lightfoot Snapshot
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Rocky Run Blue Terry
--------------------------------Get Em Up Lightfoot Ricochet
----------------------------------------Nite Ch Bogard Ck Bessie
Idaho Lightfoot No Mercy
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Clark's Lightfoot Bruno
--------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
----------------------------------------Greek's Polly Yo-Yo
------------------------Light Foot Mr. Red Bird
----------------------------------------Bugzy's Lightfoot Bruno II
--------------------------------Light Foot New Breed Snap
----------------------------------------Clark River Ky Fancy
----------------Newbreed Lightfoot Dick
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Clark's Lightfoot Bruno
--------------------------------Nite Ch Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
----------------------------------------Greek's Polly Yo-Yo
------------------------Nite Ch Light Foot Ms. Spyder
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Grand Lake Spike
--------------------------------Grand Lake Flossie
----------------------------------------Rulo's Tree Picken Patty
--------Idaho Lightfoot Coby
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Dark Shadow Joe
--------------------------------World Nite Ch Gr Nite Ch Cowles' Big River Jesse
----------------------------------------Wilders Little Goose
------------------------Gr Nite Ch Jones Big Woods Red Man
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Campbell's Bluegrass Amos
--------------------------------Hinton's Amos Annie
----------------------------------------Horton's Rusty Rose
----------------Lightfoot New Breed Hooker
----------------------------------------Gr Nite Ch Clark's Lightfoot Bruno
--------------------------------Nite Ch Lightfoot Mr. Blue Bird
----------------------------------------Greek's Polly Yo-Yo
------------------------Hutsons Lightfoot Blue Ruby
----------------------------------------Bugzy's Lightfoot Bruno II
--------------------------------Light Foot New Breed Snap
----------------------------------------Clark River Ky Fancy
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