ORIGINAL: SWOSUMike
ORIGINAL: mustad
but a well bred litter of dogs will ALL perform well in the woods.
I am not so sure about that. I think this depends hugely on the breed and what you are wanting to hunt.
That brings me to my question for the original poster. What exactly do you want to hunt? Birds, I guess? Small upland game like squirrels? The answer can make a big difference in what you need and how much you spend.
I hear what you're saying Mike, but would argue that there is no dependency on the breed nor what you want to hunt. The dependancy is what the breeder is trying to bring out in his dogs. If a good breeder is trying to make the best squirrel dogs, that's what you will get from every dog in his litter.