so I had one of my bitches bred back in feb from the 10th to the 15th. No pups as of yet and she isn't very big at all. yes I had thought I felt something in there and yes I saw a little milk from one of her nipples. But day 63 gone and went and no pups and she seems skinny than those pics I posted before in another thread. So I believe false preg. I tried to get a friend to come out and check her out and that didn't work out. I'm the only one who has seen her and I feel like such a dummy for not being able to tell if she has atleast one or two pups in her. As of now I still say she isn't going to have a pup. What dog has one or two anyway. Should have atleast 4 or 5 come on now.
So as Of April 16th Blood on my Bitch Tracking Lisa. She is in heat and almost ready to be bred. I DON"T KNOW WHEN the correct day would be to breed her. Like I said APRIL 16th is when I first saw the blood. I marked it on the calendar.
So here are my options.
I would like to drive over to Kentucky and breed her to Jimmy's Junie dog. Would like to do this sat or sun. It's going to be a haul but I feel it will be worth it. Load up the truck get a hotel and let junie do his thing.
Now lisa...........her biggest fault is cold trailing on them cold frosty mornings. She does this. I don't mind it cause I'm a rabbit hunter and not a field trialer. Lisa has a strong nose. It not really bad. I've seen dogs cold trail worse than her. Usually when she does it the rabbit is up in 4 minutes or less by either her or another of my dogs. YES she passed this trait to her offspring. I had a litter off her two years ago and kept one. I crossed her with my Pistol dog. He is not a cold trailer opens when rabbit is up. I picked one that looked just like him and she ended up giving a few barks on colder frosty mornings just like her momma. other than that the one I kept turned out pretty darn good. During warmer months she doesn't cold trial much. Just on them cold days.
As far as Hunt goes. She is always busy searching. NEVER I repeat NEVER does she stay by my feet. NEVER. I let her off and she goes to work. SHE IS and AWESOME check dog. I believe her strong nose helps in the check area.
Jump dog - not so much of a jump dog. She isn't that much of a jump dog at all. YES she jumps a few here and there but not like my other dogs.
PACKING - she will pack with any strange dog I put her with. Doesn't matter what dog or dogs she joins right in and goes to town. Doesn't quick at all. goes and goes.
When the rabbit holes she will not give up. will stay and work it out.
Line Control - she has excellent line control. Runs her rabbits doesn't swing out like some dogs do. Nice and easy on the line. Not the fastest thing out there I call her a strong medium speed.
So what do you guys think if I cross this kind of bitch to Junie. She doesn't have papers cause she was givin to me free when she was a pup. But I do have her NKC reg.
The bad thing about all this is by hunting season the pup will only be 4 months old. If daisy would have only pulled thru for me I'd had a 6.5 month old the start of rabbit season.
Would also like to add. I'd like to see the other pups go to a good rabbit hunter's home. Used for what its bred to do. I want to add another dog to my pack. Only reason I'm doing all this. It's becoming to be harder than I thought.
her last litter she had 5 and raised them all. Was a good mamma dog.
this is lisa
