I'll get in early.
I think you'll need to decide what you want this dog for. Starting your own line in future and it might be a bonus to do both. WAnt it for hunting, then train it and go hunt. If your competitive then you might really enjoy it.
If you want to know if the combo of bitchXdog is any good then go hunt over the two of them if you can. It's as good an indicator as any.
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