Thread: Hunting Lines 101

Pointer knocked it on the heard really. Do the forward-looking assessment. See as many dogs as available, get an understanding how the lineage performed under different handlers and don't assess the quality of the bloodline based on 1 dog amazing dog.

1 outstanding dog could mean a phenomenal handler, 6 outstanding dogs under different handler give me more confidence the dogs themselves are good. Its a case by case situation.

Depending on whether you are in a rush to get a dog - from a long term breeding perspective I have a strong believe that it may be better to pick a strong bitch on which you have done your complete research and as a reassurance wait for her second litter to get a dog if you are satisfied with the product of her first lot.

There are number of dogs/bitches in history that have bred phenomenal progeny but the sire/damn have not been used in the field or of championship quality. We also see that up here with racing pigeons as well, some horrible flying birds produce some phenomenal long distance racers. Looking at the championship titles can skew your decision in situations like these, meaning you can miss out on a quality dog just because its parent's didn't have the FCH in-front of a name.

That's not to say the titles mean nothing.