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quote: Originally posted by cwbluebio
How many ways can a person disagree with just about everything posted on here? Most of you would consider me a member of a clique because the hounds I hunt,breed, feed and have had the most luck with in coon hunting, competition and reproduction were basically line bred (or closer)-males and females.
Mostly what I hear from these comments are inexperience or just plain ignorance. What is wrong with the Bluetick breed? Have you got a mirror? Just because you have been unsuccessful do not put all the blame on someone else.
I know what I want. I know what I have had. I pray that I can recognize the talent and develop it when I get my hands on it. I firmly believe what I'm after will stack up against anything from any breed. Having said that-I don't want an idiot, when the dog trees it has a coon (trees don't count, coons do), not ill, not automatic and is fast with a good mouth.
How do cheaters build a program around their dogs? Do they select around dogs that will cover because they pitch them on strike and tree? Counterfeit champions and totally worthless for breeding purposes.
Math, statistics, pedigrees are all tools to aid in selection but you have to do the home work yourself. No easy task. Good luck and engage your brain before you respond. I will talk with any of you who are serious about trying to breed better hounds.
I agree...I am very happy with the two blueticks I have right now. I believe we all have dogs that, if we could, we would turn a few dials one way or another to dial them in a little better and I am no exception.
I also believe that we all would like to think what we are doing might someday "better" the breed in some positive way.
I have heard the words repeated several times on this thread..."we need to think outside the box"......but it sounds like it's coming from a side liner...it is easy to start off with catchy phrases like this, but I cant help but notice that nobody follows thru with exactly what they are going to do about it.
O.K., I get it, you are going to tell the rest of the world what "we" need to do. But not a single one has offered a suggestion any further. You have a dog , you intend to {I guess} train or maybe breed it to "better" the breed so you are going to think outside the box. That's fantastic, now what is your next move??? Breed your dog to who???
"We" need to think....sounds like these folks want someone else to go first so they can follow. It doesn't seem like to me that following is going to get it done. I am still not sure what the end result is supposed to be??? Compete with walkers head to head in a nite hunt??? Are you really sure that type dog is what you are looking to turn this breed into????
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