Well, I got to jump in here too. I really don’t understand what you are trying to do either .(Dan) If you were taking a really good stud dog that performed on bobcats Exceptionally well and bred him to a gyp that Was of the same caliber. Wouldn’t you think that you would have a few puppies out of t...

By the way. I don't know the answer to the question of treeing being sex linked or not. I'm flat out cheating, or I will be with my next lurcher cross. I'll be bringing it in from both sides of the pedigree. However, making these lurcher crosses without having to have the tree gene on both sides wou...

There's quite a pool of experiences here. If anyone has memory of a cross that involved one treeing breed that was bred to one non-treeing breed, intentional or accidental. The resulting observations would be very useful. You don't have to be familiar with the inner workings of genetics to post your...

It's like you opened the door and let some fresh air in, thanks.

Dumpy Al strikes again. Al, it's what I enjoy doing. Thank God there was someone with my attitude behind the making of what ever goes into your dogs or you'd really have something to complain about.

Twist- That illustrates my point. Your not considering that I may be into it for different reasons than you. I'm having a hard time swallowing that idea because I've found you to be pretty sharp over the years. My favorite side of all of this is the dogs themselves. I enjoy making them, weather it's...

Some people just like to complain. It's nearly impossible for many folks to even consider that there is a world beyond their own. Twist, you suggested that I just find a reputable person that already has bobcat dogs. I'm him. I used to catch cats with the line of leopards I hunt. It was getting bori...

Had a few rays of light this last week. The Mtn. Cur x Stag male that I have is a treeing machine now. It's not all sunshine as he is coon footed and I won't be using him to breed to. The real positive news is that he is the first lurcher I know of that is a real, natural born, tree dog. So...it is ...

Thanks Tanner.

That's not much to chew on. My point from the beginning, is that (from David's statement in his book) there has never been a dog that was made specifically for catching bobcats. I found that statement not only true, but a starkly accurate look at the breeds of dogs used for the task. I'm simply atte...

I've been thinking over a few things and I want to bring up some observations I've made in the last couple of years. A buddy of mine crossed a Plott male to a AA track GH female and made a dog he calls Wiley. I've only seen him on bear and coyote. He trails, locates and trees. The problem is that I ...

In much the same way a greyhound is faster than a scent hound. It's not just speed though. The way they use their senses on the run adds a lot to the equation. They have a predictive way of dealing with the world, while most hounds are reactive. Floyd Green said it best that way while describing the...

Twist- Yes but not at the "Ultimate" level. In certain situations, they are more efficient than nearly all hounds but they lack cold trailing and so far, I haven't made one that trees well enough for me. That's where I'm at in a short, practical sense. I'm working on making some more Lurch...

There's piles of data on sex recessive traits...except for this brain thing. It's likely a super game changer so of course it's going to be one of those things "they" keep hidden. I've mentioned it before, I've learned more about breeding from reading The Lost Book of Enki than the rest of...