Originally Posted by
CYJ
IMHO, any time you can put a family of dogs that go back to a Heavy Dibo x Black Widow blend, Blind Billie or Tudor's Minnie influence. You are hopefully going back to some of the better foundation bred dogs. I would love to see a very good working Colby and Heinzl line revived. Not just bred on the Colby or Heinzl name. If even possible a AM Staff Tacoma Jack blood line revived, but revived by field testing and not just a pedigree.
I know many would boo on the AM Staff Tacoma Jack recommendation. That is understandable. In the book that Bob Stevenson wrote, he mentions of a very successful horse ranch. That bred up the best, in the field working quarter horses. To the best of the show type quarter horses, and got even better working quarter horses.
I imagine these staff breeders today, probably cull all pups that look more like our dogs or show any dog aggression. Those would be the ones to get for field testing. Was a great shame that one segment of the AL Brown/Tudor/Corvino dogs was lost to the show dog peoples.
Good luck with this breeding. I feel you will get some dogs with pit smarts and a hard mouth. Should be very strong for their size. Only time will tell. Give your brood bitch the best feed and care. These could be some very valuable dogs for the future of the dog game. Hang onto all the red smuts, if you get any. Cheers