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I am contemplating breeding a young female I have to colonel. She has outstanding hunt, good foot, good mouth, & brains.
I have heard it said Jack could be over competitive at times. I've heard too much of certain dogs hurt you some but, was wondering
some good or bad about this particular dog? Maybe it's far enough back it won't matter...I don't know.
Here is what it would look like if this helps.
...........................IFC Able's East Coast Trimmer
...................IFC Branko's Jack of all Trades
...........................FTC Branko's Close Call Girl
.............FC Branko's Jackpot
...........................FTC Branko's Copper Boy
...................Branko's Ruby Red
...........................Greenbrier Branko's Tootsie
........FC Brent's primetime
...........................Hoppy Acres Jimmy
...................FC Taylor's Sock It to Me
...........................FC Snow Country Lass
.............FC Blue Blank's Moon Pie
...........................IFC Able's East Coast Trimmer
...................Camp Creek Gertrude
...........................FTC Branko's Peggy Sue
...Ison's Colonel Cobalt
...........................IFC Branko's Jack of all Trades
...................FC Branko's Heli Prop
...........................Branko's Speedy Devil
.............FC Turbo Powered by Prop
...........................IFC Armond's Little Conman
...................FC Elk Creek Blue Babe
...........................Camp Creek Gertrude
........FC Spencer's Turbo Babe
...........................IFC Maple Hill Blacky
...................FC Trakarab Pacesetter
...........................Hartzell's Jenny
.............Shaw"s Oakwood Callie
...........................FC Oakhill's Dusty
...................FC Chippewa's Red Maiden
...........................Fultzpatty Liz
pups
...........................IFC Able's East Coast Trimmer
...................IFC Branko's Jack of all Trades
...........................FTC Branko's Close Call Girl
.............FC Branko's Jackpot
...........................FTC Branko's Copper Boy
...................Branko's Ruby Red
...........................Greenbrier Branko's Tootsie
........FC Branko's Red River Runner
...........................FTC Otterbrook Top Dog
...................FC Whitney's Mad Max
...........................Harmony Suzkie
.............Branko's Watch Me Sizzle
...........................FTC Branko's Copper Boy
...................Branko's Dapper Snapper
...........................Branko's Conna
...Bringem Back Stella Bella
...........................FTC Otterbrook Top Dog
...................FTC Mikerma's Super Dog
...........................FTC Mikerma's Hawaiian Music
.............FC Patterson's Bullseye
...........................IFC Lumberjack
...................Branko's Lumber Double Trouble
...........................Branko's Sassy Suzie
........Bringem Back Jemma
...........................FC Badger Brush Bandit
...................NrFC Badger's Park Hills Luke(2 wins)
...........................Brown's Big Dandy Annie
.............Hubert's Rockem Hard Lucy Lou
...........................FC Branko's Hard Rock
...................FC Hubert's Tori
...........................Dehaven's Crystal Belle

Jackpot was a very competitive hound; didn't swing to get the front, but would overrun the turns a lot. He had as much natural foot speed as any hound I've seen pound for pound, but natural foot speed does not always translate to "rabbit running foot". He had never ran a cottontail until he was 4 or 5 years old though, but he adjusted enough to end up with an impressive trial record in the Mid-West & also winning the AKC Large Pack Nationals. Jackpot's pups that I saw were hard hitting, but not over competitive enough to be a problem. They were line runners. The certain trait I always thought Jackpot put in his pups was hunt. He was a really hard hunting dog & was a great producer, but due to problems concerning his ownership, wasn't bred very much at all. I think he would have been as well respected as any Branko stud if he had got the chance. I wouldn't worry about your cross producing over competitive hounds. They should have hunt & Colonel may end up being Prime Time's best producing male just going on the talent the young dogs have that I've see so far by him. I may have to eat my words, but I doubt it.
That is a nice looking cross. FC Bullseye & FC Hubert's Tori were fantastic hounds. I also saw judged Badger & Luke; both were great hounds. I also like the breeding of Runner's dam, Watch Me Sizzle. If she was half as good as Moon Pie then she was a good one. Pie was most likely the best dog (running wise) in that pedigree in my opinion. Amazing hound! Good luck.

Thanks Mr Woods, as always good information.