John Cables, FC Aesop? Carlisle, PA

[Smoke'n Mack]

I also judged him. I agree with everything said. I watched him on powder as well and he didn't impress me at all. Judged him on sod and he killed his pack, just not with the speed and drive that I run.

I always thought it was said by breeder's much more in the know than myself, that you usually can't breed a fast dog and a slow dog to get medium speed dogs. The pups will either take after their mother, or their father, so some will be slow (Aesop speed), and some will be fast (mother's speed)????

[S.R.Patch]

It has long been agreed, except on a drive a hound can run faster then it can smell a track(refer to nose speed). This would tend to add reason to the effect of out running ones nose which reverts back to my statement, "would good be as good if the rate of pace was increased due to breeding in of a much faster hound? or would the better route be, breeding a matched pair on nose and speed, avoiding the conflict of pace and nose/scent processing.
There are hounds that make much ado over nothing, slowing the rate of progress and there are hounds that let their enthusiasm over run their abilities. It seems a reasonable amount of caution tempering eternal desire at optimum pace would be perfect.
If we take two really good hounds, one a medium speed and the other a fast hitter, it really boils down to preference of type. The need to slow one down or speed one up involves exposing faults or limitations. If both can run on the best or worst of days, I'd say breed them and select what you favor. But if both are showing fault or weakness in ability by over-runs or lack of nose to progress in adverse conditions, how can you hope for better by joining the two?
There's a difference between trying, or hoping two stars cross in their vast orbit. jmho

[sgc]

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