Originally Posted by
jagen mit DDrs
For the once in a blue moon hunter it doesn't matter if your dog is a Heinz 57 but if you are an avid hunter and you are going to buy a hunting dog that to pursue your passion then why would you chance it to buy unknown quality?You will rarely get what you are looking for and by the time you realise that your pup doesn't have what it takes you have money and time invested in it without any return.Granted,there might be the odd pup that's pretty good but your chance of finding "the one" is up to chance.You can't make a silk purse out of sows ears!That's why pups are tested in various tests at various ages to see if the dog is up to breed standard.
Spy,what are you basing your dogs performance on?Unless you are have a standard you can base your dogs performance on,you have nothing to go by.
I hear many times every year,my dog got a great nose,retrieves everything and points like a hot damn.....only for the owners to find out that the dog is mediocre at best.
Rainer