the younger generation will all say its what you put into the dog that makes the animal.us older lads will tell you that you cant polish a turd,if its scatter bred rubbish as a pup,it will at best be a well mannerd scatter bred adult.the lads at the top of there game,i mean those lads that always seem to have a good animal about them will all have one thing behind them,BLOOD tryed and tested lines keep the same lads at the top of there game.