2016 Heartland Classic Grand Champion Winner - Baby

Why Do We Have Redbones.......?




Aubrey has been hunting with hounds for 30 years. When he was a kid, they mostly had redbones and curs, and would breed the occasional litter. He learned a lot about genetics and what does (and doesn't) work in those early years. The Redbones were always his favorite. Enter me (Ann). Shortly after we were married his dogs were getting old and he wanted to purchase a redbone or two to start training. I wanted purebred, registered Redbones, and told him I would find him a top notch dog that would make him forget about all those old dogs. I was successful in my endeavors, and we purchased our Two Worlds Collide male. He was just a year old, never been hunted, but started early and was an amazing hunter. Clyde excelled in all areas, and we started competing in the hunts and shows, both locally and Nationally, with much success. Along the way, we purchased several more redbones from similar genetics, as well as kept several pick pups back from females who came to breed to Clyde. We are incredibly fussy on our matings of the redbones, and only breed if we are planning to keep one to continue our line. Conformation, temperament, and ability are scrutinized excessively, and we make matings first and foremost for ourselves, and we try to pair dogs that we feel will most compliment on another in traits (whether we own them, or have to go outside our kennel). Many breeders of Redbones today just breed two good hunters together, or two dogs with excellent pedigrees together, but they don't look at the traits of both parents and their ancestors....which causes those litters to largely fail or be very inconsistent in traits of the offspring. Being a working kennel, it is important to not just have 1 or 2 dogs, but a number of males and females, so that you can match the traits. It is also important to have many different connections and people to work with, if you need to go out and find a dog that would better suit yours. Most of our females are not bred until they are at least 3 years old, simply because we feel it is important to fully recognize all of the female's hunting traits so we can mate her with a male that will most compliment her. We are currently in our 4th generation with our redbones, and have enjoyed the process, and look forward to continuing to improve and move forward with our line. We are home to the 4th ever, and only living Quadruple Grand Champion Redbone male, the first ever Quadruple Grand Champion Redbone female, and many other Triple and Quadruple Champions....all bred by, raised, and trained by us. Hunting traits are our primary focus, but conformation and show quality are extremely important to us as we like to compete in larger shows across the country. Trainability, and friendly, easy going temperaments are also important characteristics we require in our dogs for not only competition (they can be handled by many different handlers and judges), as well those who would like a redbone as a companion . Our dogs themselves speak as a testimony to their longevity and overall health. Clyde passed away at almost 15, and Ox just recently passed as well, at almost 13, and both were in great condition all the way to the end. A few others have passed in recent years between the ages of 12-14, and there are a few we co-own that are that age and still living. To date, we have had no reported genetic health conditions in any of our dogs, ever.

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