22222 — AI Analysis

22222 is a female English Setter carrying a tightly linebred pedigree built around the Tekoa Mountain, Pinekone/Max, Crescent City, and Maxs families, with an added shot of Ridge Creek, Erin’s, and Rikki blood on the dam side. On paper this is the kind of breeding a bird hunter notices right away because it leuses proven field names over and over, especially Tekoa Mountain Patriot, Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, Iron Mistress, Crescent City Dexter, Grid Iron, and Pinekone Max Jr. The pedigree suggests a dog bred with purpose rather than by accident, aiming at bird sense, range, handling, and the kind of toughness that keeps an English Setter useful from the first cool morning of grouse season to the last covey rise of winter quail.

The English Setter is one of the classic upland bird dogs, known for a stylish way of moving, natural game-finding instinct, and a kindly disposition that makes the breed as pleasant in camp as it is in the field. A good English Setter hunts with its head and its nose, covers country with an easy gait, and carries enough sense to adjust to cover and birds without needing to be micromanaged every step. In the better field-bred families, you get a dog with animation, stamina, intelligence, and a natural point that feels old and honest. This pedigree fits that field-oriented picture. It leans toward established hunting and field-trial blood rather than ornamental show type, and the repeated ancestors point to a setter likely bred for drive, endurance, and bird work first.

This pedigree tells the story of concentrated old field blood. The sire side is especially heavy in Tekoa Mountain breeding, stacked through 5XRU CH Tekoa Mountain Paladin, 5X CH Tekoa Mountain Patriot, Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, and related branches that come back again through Patriot and Sunrise descendants. That side is reinforced by Mesquite Ridge Iron Patriat and Iron Mistress, then anchored again by Grid Iron and Maxs Black Silk. The dam side keeps the same theme going, though it broadens the picture a little with CH Erins Hidden Shamrock, CH Ridge Creek Cody, Erin’s Skydancer, CH Rikkis Rockin Rik, and another return to Iron Mistress. Looking at it as a breeder and hunter, this is not random linebreeding. It is a deliberate concentration of dogs that were evidently valued for repeatable field qualities.

Based on the pedigree provided, the breeding appears moderately to heavily linebred, with several notable repeated ancestors inside six generations. The strongest recurring names include Tekoa Mountain Patriot, Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, Iron Mistress, Crescent City Dexter, Pinekone Max Jr, Pinekone Max, Pinekone Penny, Grid Iron, Maxs Black Silk, Barn Owl Wind, Miss Tekoa Hope, Drapers Cash Bubby, Mores/Moras Fancy Miss, Blue Grass, Raynhams Bosil, Bluebell Slugger, and Southwin Mike. A reasonable pedigree-based estimate for the coefficient of inbreeding is approximately 15% to 19%, with an estimated midpoint around 17.2%, though an exact COI would require complete verified database calculation with all duplicate ancestors normalized for spelling variations. From a practical standpoint, this level of concentration usually means greater predictability in type and working style, but it also means a breeder should pay close attention to health, fertility, immune strength, and structural consistency when making future mating decisions. No direct DNA health test results are provided here, so genetic information is pedigree-derived rather than laboratory-confirmed.

The heaviest ancestral influence comes from the Tekoa Mountain dogs, especially Tekoa Mountain Patriot and Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, and that matters because those are the kind of names that tend to stamp style, field application, and a recognizable hunting pattern. Iron Mistress is another key figure because she appears on both sides and helps lock in the Maxs/Grid Iron branch. Crescent City Dexter shows up repeatedly and likely contributes to the toughness and usefulness these lines are known for. Pinekone Max Jr and the older Pinekone Max/Penny base add another layer of proven field utility and genetic consistency. On the dam side, Erins Hidden Shamrock and Ridge Creek Cody may offer some extra balance, probably helping keep the pedigree from becoming too narrow while still staying true to bird-dog purpose. This is the sort of pedigree where the same good dogs keep surfacing, and when that happens often enough, you usually get a clearer sense of what the pups will become.

This is a pedigree with a strong concentration of titled dogs. The standout champion influences include 5XRU CH Tekoa Mountain Paladin, 5X CH Tekoa Mountain Patriot, 5XCH Tekoa Mountain Patriot, 9XCH HOF Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, CH Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, CH Crescent City Dexter appearing multiple times, CH Grid Iron appearing multiple times through descendants, CH PINEKONE MAX JR, 4XCH 2XCH PINEKONE MAX JR, CH Erins Hidden Shamrock, CH Ridge Creek Cody, CH Rikkis Rockin Rik, CH Cant Go Wrong, CH Wrong Way, CH HaveLock Blacksmith, CH See Johnny Run, CH Ragged Hill Nip, CH Smoke Screen, CH Blue Grass, CH Southwin Mike, CH Dr Ray, CH Stillmeadows Jim, CH Hamilton’s Blue Diamond, CH Destinare, CH Havelock Ike, HOF CH Hicks Rising Sun, and CH 2XRU CH Pinekone Max. Even allowing for duplicate appearances of the same titled dogs, the pedigree is saturated with champions and repeated champion producers. That usually points to a line where performance and selection pressure have been taken seriously over several generations.

If this female matches her paper, I would expect strong upland potential with natural bird drive, good pointing instinct, and the motor to stay useful over a long hunt. The Tekoa Mountain concentration suggests class and forward application, while the Maxs, Pinekone, and Crescent City blood should contribute practical bird-finding sense and field toughness. Because the pedigree is linebred, there is a fair chance of predictability in pattern and attitude. I would expect a dog that wants birds, can handle pressure if trained fairly, and may show a medium-to-forward range depending on conditioning and how much the individual takes after the Patriot/Sunrise side. This kind of breeding often suits quail, prairie birds, and rough country upland work, with enough brains to adapt if started right. The best versions of this cross should offer style on point, a willing handle, and stamina that holds up through a season.

The big insight here is that this pedigree is built on concentration, not variety. A buyer looking at 22222 should understand that she is likely to be more predictable than a loosely bred setter because the same successful field families are doubled and tripled throughout the chart. The second insight is that the pedigree is anchored by old, recognizable field names rather than one fashionable outlier, which is often a good sign for real hunting ability. Third, the repeated presence of Iron Mistress, Grid Iron, Maxs Black Silk, Crescent City Dexter, and the Tekoa Mountain cluster suggests a family known for throwing usable gun dogs, not just paper champions. Finally, the linebreeding that makes this pedigree attractive is the same thing that calls for discipline in future breeding plans. She may be a very worthwhile brood female, but she should be matched to a male that brings health, genetic breadth, and a complementary hunting style.

No verified littermate, sibling, or offspring record was provided in the source material, so famous brothers, sisters, and offspring cannot be confirmed from the pedigree alone. The most notable relatives in the pedigree are the repeated champion ancestors and hall-of-fame type influences such as Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, Tekoa Mountain Patriot, Crescent City Dexter, Grid Iron, Pinekone Max Jr, and Hicks Rising Sun. Those names carry more recognition than any unverified collateral relatives would. If kennel records or a full database search are available, sibling and offspring information could be expanded accurately.

Given the concentration of Tekoa Mountain, Pinekone, and Maxs blood here, a sensible outcross would usually come from an English Setter line known for proven bird work but carrying less of this same cluster in the first four generations. Good outcross candidates would be field-bred setters that offer strong health, good feet, biddability, and nose without duplicating Patriot, Sunrise, Iron Mistress, Crescent City Dexter, or Pinekone Max too tightly again. In practical breeding terms, many breeders would look for an outcross male from a separate but performance-proven grouse, quail, or all-age hunting family that can preserve style and bird sense while easing the inbreeding load. The key is not merely unrelated blood, but unrelated blood that has already shown it can nick with this kind of traditional setter genotype.

As breeding stock, 22222 looks like the kind of female that could reproduce a recognizable type if she herself proves sound, birdy, and mentally steady. Because the pedigree is already concentrated, I would resist breeding her to another male loaded the same way unless the goal is very tight linebreeding and the breeder knows the family strengths and faults firsthand. A wiser move for most programs would be a selective outcross to a healthy, proven field male that complements gait, range, cooperation, and mouth. If she carries the best of this paper, she could be valuable for preserving old setter field character. The caution is simple and important: when a pedigree is this stacked with repeated ancestors, every breeding decision gets magnified, for good or bad.

22222 is a female English Setter bred from the kind of field pedigree that still gets hunters talking around a tailgate. Sired by Mesquite Ridge Chance and out of Maxs Hidden Mistress, she carries a deep concentration of Tekoa Mountain, Pinekone, Maxs, and Crescent City blood, the sort of old working families that built a reputation on bird sense, stamina, and honest performance. Her pedigree is packed with champions and repeat producers, with Tekoa Mountain Patriot, Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, Iron Mistress, Crescent City Dexter, Grid Iron, and Pinekone Max Jr showing up often enough to leave a clear stamp. From a breeder’s view, this is a linebred English Setter pedigree with a strong identity. It suggests a dog that should have natural point, plenty of desire, and the kind of hunting sense that makes life easier once boots hit the ground. For the buyer looking into English Setter bloodlines for upland hunting, this female reads like a prospect built for purpose. She comes from dogs that were bred to find birds, carry themselves right in the field, and stay useful across a long season. If the individual matches the paper, 22222 ought to offer the style, grit, and practical bird-dog talent serious hunters are always trying to hold onto.