Opinions on this pedigree. - Page 3

what do you want to bet?  we will be seeing an ad on the pdb for this breeding in about 90 days.......or less.
dammit!
pjp

time and time again, i've seen people post such as this........asking for opinions.  bah!  they aren't looking for opinions or advice.  they are looking for support for their half-crocked notions whether its breeding or training.  this post was blazing with all the classic warning signs.  larry filo has been around for a long time and respected in many circles.  at least he owns up to the fact that some of his breedings were less than successful.  learn from what he says.  i have written page upon page not only on this board, but on others as well in regards to crossing showlines with workinglines.......so much so that i am tired of repeating myself.  infact, it was only a few weeks ago i was writing about the length of time involved, the number of generations, amount of crate and kennel space required, etc etc.  i am not against breeding showlines to workinglines, but as with any breeding, there must be purpose behind it, knowledge and perseverance.  you need to be prepared to devote a minimum of 3 generations to producing the results you want.  you must be prepared to devote the space and finances to keep the dogs that are "a work in process."  this is not an endeavor for someone who expects immediate results.  it is not an endeavor for someone with limited finances.  there have been plenty of old timers who aspired to the same goal - a beautiful workingdog or a showdog that could work.  sounds admirable, but in truth, you will produce a lot of undesirables along the way.  what becomes of these dogs?  very often, these breedings amount to no more than reinventing the wheel.  it does little or nothing to improve the breed as a whole.
pjp

nonacona60,
      I by no means am an expert, but I myself like that breeding. there are lots of great dogs in there. Some of which are themselves modeled from a breeder that mixed the working/ show lines and that if you check pedigrees the way I do, you see there are other breeders right here on this site that have the same lines.
      I myself think a breeding like this would be better than a mating of two top show lines that all come from the same dogs. I am for the most part am a showline person, but I have been seriously rethinking what I want to produce in the future. I have some excellent showlines, that I am looking into working lines to breed them to, When I am ready for another litter.
     Actually, I'm going the DDR route, as soon as I find the lines and the looks i'm looking for.
     As with any litter, you must be prepared to take the bad with the good (if it was that easy, all the top breeders would produce nothing but top dogs).To keep any pups you cannot home, take BACK any dog that is not wanted, but, as I'm sure you already know, You MUST find the right buyer for each pup, and I'd be expecting to find sport or at the very least, active families for that breeding.