Craig Edwards
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Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Mt.Airy, N.C.
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Re: Craig
quote: Originally posted by Blue Style
imo, and yes, I am a lil biased, I would say Bullet has dominated in the stud pen, in the recent past, and there are several dogs out of him that show to be reproducing very well....Rattler, Bullet II has quite a few that are startin early and naturally....I have hunted with three of them, and I would be proud to own any one of the three....I have a daughter of Geronimo I may be breeding to either Bullet II or a son of his, out of Bullet II x Raggs, and dancer daughter....it seems that Bullet is throwin his strong points into his pups and grandpups, as well as his reproducing traits into his sons/daughters....
I don't think that I have ever hunted with a bullet dog. I know he has reproduced some good dogs, and he was bred to reproduce. I think a characterstic of a great (not good but great) stud hound is that his traits will be handed down for several generations. Any hound will throw an occasional good pup if bred to the right females. In every breed there has been a stud that really left his mark. Redbone-old Timber Chopper?? Walker- Johnsons Banjo??English- ? not sure which dog made a real lasting difference. Boyd's Little Joe, Hardtime Speck, Beshears Blue Boy Jr. , not sure. Bluetick; I think Old Diamond Jim. There have been other good studs, but since I hunt Smokey River dogs, I know that D.J.'s traits can still be seen in his ancestors several generations later. He put nose, tracking ability, voice, desire, treeing, and go power in most of his pups, regardless of the females. These traits can still be seen. JMO- Opionions are like noses; Everybody has one. lol
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