Thread: Crossing show lines

Originally Posted by el borracho

A questioned I posed before -at what stage does a show dog that hunts gets accepted as a working dog and worth breeding to though?

Goes back to what I posted originally...

Originally Posted by Pointer

Goes back to what I posted originally...

I agree... performance alone would be enough for me... at some point you need to test of there is some ability to pass on the desired traits... it is unlikely the pedigree will indicate how.

Originally Posted by Ruff

I agree... performance alone would be enough for me... at some point you need to test of there is some ability to pass on the desired traits... it is unlikely the pedigree will indicate how.

I agree. Measured as you said against other great dogs, if the show cross was doing well, then why wouldn't you use it. But as you put above, being a great dog is one thing, being able to produce one is quite a different thing.