Pastor Mike
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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Radford, Virginia
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Jeremy,
Glad your Haze female is doing well for you. It's always smart to think about breeding long before it happens.
There are a few things that I have observed over the years when it comes to dogs, breeding and just red dogs in general. These are just my own observations and opinions.
Red dogs seem to be the one breed I have noticed that do seem to get hot easier in the summer than other breeds. Don't know why, but I see it fairly consistently. Some I think is due to just not being in shape. To hunt a dog in the summer, they need to be in tip top shape and be on the right kind of food for performance to be at peak level. From what I have noticed, size doesn't matter in relation to this. If a dog is in shape, he can tree and tree hard.
I have seen smaller dogs produce smaller dogs and large dogs produce large dogs......makes sense. But, I've seen small dogs produce large dogs and vice versa. Your dog Hazel has a littermate or two that are smaller, I own a male that is smaller, but there are others in that litter that were large. Hazel has all the breeding behind her to produce large dogs......it may not matter how small a male you choose to breed her to next year, the pups could still be large because believe me, she's packing genes in there for large dogs to pop out. I personally like a larger dog, never had one break down on me in these mountains we hunt. They just keep going and going. But I will hunt a smaller dog if it has the goods and it's looking like that is going to happen this fall.
Another observation is, everyone has the "best" stud right in their own yard. It's just the nature of people to promote what they like and that is great. Nothing wrong with it at all. But usually if the litter from that stud doesn't turn out....it's always the females fault and not the stud's.... When in truth, it may not have been a good mix.....maybe the pups didn't get a fair shake or something else. Hard to really know. But if the litter from that stud does turn out well....the female tends to be forgotten and the pups got all the good traits from the stud. It takes two dogs to produce good and it takes two dogs to produce the bad.
Integrity Matters!! How a person conducts themselves is very important to me.....it may not be important to others, but I want people to know that if I give my word, I will follow through. Some folks don't care what they tell you as long as it sounds good. That's why I have learned not to commit to something unless I know I can follow through. So, just friendly advice here, don't commit to a stud right now, cause if you do and you change your mind, folks won't trust what you say. Keep your options open and if you talk to the stud owners, just let them know you are interested in the stud but have not made up your mind. Trust me, that matters in the long run.
And as Tom Solberg used to always tell me, "Enjoy the Process Mike." So I will say the same to you. Enjoy the process and have fun.
All the best Jeremy. I enjoy your videos and reports on your hunts.
P. Mike
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Soggy Bottom Redbones
GRNTCH GRCH 'PR' Soggy Bottom The Frog Dawg (current reproducers list)
NTCH CH Soggy Bottom The Bull Dawg
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