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This article is from the rec.pets.dogs: Breeding Your Dog, posted to
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007. So I should breed when...?
The _only_ reason you should be breeding is that you honestly feel
that you are improving your breed by doing so. There are far too many
dogs in the country to breed without good reason. A dog in a breeding
program must be one whose genetic history you or its breeder is
intimately familiar with. Such a dog must represent the best efforts
of its breeder at that point. Such a dog must have good points to
contribute, whether that is in good conformation, good performance or
whatever. Such a dog must have some evidence of external evaluation.
That is, others besides the breeder or the owner must also think that
the dog is a good representive of its breed. That usually translates
into titles, whether for conformation, obedience, field, herding, or
whatever is appropriate for that breed. Such a dog must be tested as
it matures for any problems that tend to appear in its breed, whether
that is hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, von Willebrand's, cataracts,
PRA, fanconi syndrome, subaortic stenosis, etc.
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