i dont see how it matters if the dog is a yr or 10 if its a good 1 its a good 1 and if the first season is good the dog is nearly guaranteed to be better the next season . jimmy has 20 yrs + experience with dogs so im sure it would nearly be an insult to him to even question why he bred of max to nell he knows what he wants im not licking anyones arse just my opinion he has bred some crackers of dogs and im sure and hope these turn out to be crackers to best of luck with the breeding pal .