The breeding of workers....
Do you do, or do you don't..?
When is time, time is when..?
Damned if you do, damned if you don't...
Here's my take on breeding from tried and tested.... Get it done, as soon as your dog has had at least 3 good seasons and is at least 4 years old.
Dog, find a bitch. Bitch find a dog..!
Few good dogs make old bones, few plans pan out the way you want 'em.
Best dog I've ever seen, I lost at near 8 years old, I never bred from him. I had his half sister/cousin there to be put to him for three years, same blood, tight as I could ever get BUT I was always