What do you look for!???

I think when breeding a dog you should know how deep that well is

Sincerely Yours, Cajun

 

Another way of saying something I heard Maurice Carver say many years ago. Always breed for gameness, and consider anything else you get as gravy. Be patient , and the other stuff will begin to fall in place, and you can begin your culling. My opinion; gameness always first. Good post Cajun.

 

if yours is game and smart all he has to do is hold on until the gas runs out . to many hard mouths walk away when they can't do what they want .

 

Only one way to find out how deep that well really is n that's to make it dry..a dead game dog is no good to anyone.

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You ain't gotta take on to the grave.... But I'd sure like to see more than 45 mins

Sincerely Yours, Cajun

 

I like long Distant runners sprinter usually but not all run out gas and heart fairly fast. a long distant runner has the will to stay there and knows in the long run he he out run a sprinter.

 

It aint the time that matters. Its whats going on during the time what counts. 2 hour ear sucking vs 30min of chasing the wholly ghost is a tail of two citys.

I wouldnt give my worst enamy them euro hounds that went 16 hour suckfest.

 

The time has nothing to do with it, man, just like conditioning an animal. It's all about how much work is being put in n the eyes watching the animal.

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The 45+ minute mark is usually the difference maker but winning a race and oil checking are two completely different scenarios.

 

Even if you go 45 trying to check the oil its not weather they make it to/past the mark but how they PERFORM while doing so that will help you to determine how to best prepare them for the race

 

When breeding I think gameness is first. However when showing, the ability to win comes first and hopefully the dog you are showing comes from a long line of game dogs. Game does not always equal show quality and vise versa. I learned this the hard way.

 

There is no set time you should be set on seeing. You should be able to read a dog by there actions and time means nothing. I've seen dogs looked at for long periods quit in short order.

 

some say mouth, some wind, some gameness, some ability, but in the end don't we all just want a winner? so to answer the question, i would look for a winner, but im a noob so that may be a bit harder for me!

 

My best herman edwards voice " you play the game to win" the one and only voice of reason " show your best no matter what"

 

Yes also I guess sense we were speaking of choices of dog that you'd breed to makes it a bit different convo than just talking performance

Sincerely Yours, Cajun

 

If I had one that one all of his races fast I'd be a happy SOB, but I'd like to know he had enough in the tank for a long ride

Sincerely Yours, Cajun

 

I should elaborate. If you have dealt with a certain line long enough it shouldn't take you an hour to know what you got. You should have a pretty good idea after a short amount of time. Different lines have different qualities so you really have to know what the average of the line is. You shouldn't have to take a dog to his limits to know what the dog is. If you truly know the dogs you are working with. It really takes more of a good eye than a certain amount of time to truely know what you have.