which look are we striving to produce?

Are we breeding to produce big bone (heavy) working breed?

or are we breeding to make a more compact functional line?

i know size do play a big role in certain events.

so what size type would you prefer and why?

For me, I like males in the 85-95 pound range. Females in the 70-80 range. Both I prefer to be long and tall.

scott-YHK wrote:For me, I like males in the 85-95 pound range. Females in the 70-80 range. Both I prefer to be long and tall.

good to know scott. any particular reason why taller dog than a short one?

Better leverage for holding the hogs.

scott-YHK wrote:Better leverage for holding the hogs.

thank you sir, so it proves a point in one of my old post, bigger is better!! glad to have you here scott and add some of you knowledge to the board. your contribution is much appreciated.

I personally am striving to produce a hybred type... the best of both worlds. Here in TX it's hot and humid, a death sentence to allot of bully dogs. Standards can survive great, and to me it's the body type that is the difference. The big, wide, thick boned dogs like my Vader have a hard time in the heat, when the leaner more athlitic built dogs like Mojo or Betty don't seem to have an issue with the heat. So in my breeding plans I hope to keep the body type I have gotten with Mojo and most of his offspring. While trying to keep the classic bully head type on them.

So would you say the next breeding would be with a hybrid dog then keep its offsprings and continue from there?

well the only breeding I have planned right now is breeding Betty to Hernandez's TJ... I believe he has that same body type, same size (TJ is about 26in 96-98lbs lean), he's a clean beather and he is a weight pulling freak... I was considering using her father, because IMO they would lock in the type I want as both are very similar but I really didn't want to breed that tight.

GIL wrote:well the only breeding I have planned right now is breeding Betty to Hernandez's TJ... I believe he has that same body type, same size (TJ is about 26in 96-98lbs lean), he's a clean beather and he is a weight pulling freak... I was considering using her father, because IMO they would lock in the type I want as both are very similar but I really didn't want to breed that tight.

good work thinking positive....wow i always thought tj was short

Na, TJ is a good sized boy... here are some pic's of him that I took...

YEAH REALLY LIKE THAT BOY ALOT!!!