Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Northwest Georgia
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I have and maintain 2 lines of hounds, one for 23 years and another for going on 10, multiple generations of line breeding.
And something i am seeing in litters more and more is that the grandparents and great grandparents show up allot more than you might think.
Many think they are getting pups out of 2 parents, and that's what the litter will be like. Wrong there will be some little parents and some little grandparents in there also.
if you don't know the dogs you will never notice this!
No great mystery here, just an observation i am seeing thru years of breeding. Hope this helps someone.
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Registered: Aug 2013
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Grand sire effect! We notice it often. Not just hunting traits, mouth abitlity but personality and traits others who don't know the line would never notice.

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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Abbeville S.C.
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I Agree 100% I got a pup here in my pup pen super smart super loud will go hunting like a grown dog want be a year old till august put him in there when he was 4 months old he is gonna be a natural finally found out what he was out of yesterday been very curious.His daddy is Smoking Joe off your Redneck Mafia and Rats Hi Country Ann

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If I could find one I liked around the house and in the woods I’d be as happy as a possum eatin a sweet tater

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