Posted by gary fuller
on 10/9/2009, 11:53 pm, in reply to "BREED WORTHY?"
now that can change from person to person and then from situational needs at different times also.lots of variables. like some folks feel any dog that is a ncl carrier is not breed worthy, while others of us feel ncl is just a part of the puzzle and can be bred around. myself , i have typically considered a dog breed worthy if they pass hips, of course have what i feel is a decent or above temperment, and have something beneficial to add to the breeds gene pool. but my last/ recent breeding i used two individuals that had neither hips checked, nor were they tried on hogs. but had what i consider good temperments and the male is one i bred and and know what he was from etc etc. i needed to do a breeding with this male or loose what ive done over the last 14 years. otherwise i wouldnt have done this breeding. after the pups were born i tested parents and pups for ncl( mother by bloodline should be clear and father was a coin flip) father came back carrier and mom clear and 5 of the 6 pups came clear.van hooses/souzas koa is a well respected dog and stud. he had certified hips, did well in conf , excelled at sch style protection, yet was a ncl carrier, carrier of ichtyiosis and and was never tested on hogs, yet i considered him very breed worthy .my old petey dog was bred once, and i felt he was worthy of the breeding as it was done to produce real catchdogs . petey was not hip tested and was confromationally funky but produced a nice litter that did great at what i wanted from the breeding. however i felt peteys belly brother buster was all around more breed worthy and he was the dog i used to further my line if you can call it that. buster had good temp, decent conforamtion, gigantic teeth, great hip scores and could bang a decoy or a hog very well. guess it all depends on what you want in the breed/each breeding. clear as mud ,lol. gary
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