It was another great show, another great tour, and another wonderful group that I conducted to see the biggest breed show in the world, followed by sightseeing and breeder visits. This year, with the show again in Karlsruhe, we also had the opportunity to tour a little of France, sample the …
Revised 2012 INTRODUCTION I am frequently approached by people who have bought “the love of their lives” or a show- or working-prospect puppy, only to find out it does not have what most responsible fanciers would call “breedable” hips. I am asked what should or could be done about it. Nearly half of the inquiries …
Revised December 2011. There is a disorder (it may actually be two or three) in the canine similar to the “wobbles” in thoroughbred horses. Much has been written on this, with various descriptions such as cervical vertebral instability (CVI), cervical spondylopathy, stenosis of the cervical vertebral canal, caudal cervical spondylomyelopathy, and even the mouthful, caudal …
COMPANION DOG AND BEHAVIOR/TEMPERAMENT TEST, TRAFFIC SURENESS AND OTHER SPECIAL EXPERIENCE (Begleithund & Verhaltens Test, BH/VT) All examinations and qualification events are subject to principles of sportsmanship regarding the performance and behavior of those involved. The execution, demonstration, and evaluation are more thoroughly described below. These regulations are binding for all involved, and all participants …
Revised December 2011. Quo Vadis, Pastor Canem Germanus? This article first appeared in the July 16,1999 issue of DogNews magazine; revised in 2012; reprinted with permission of the author, Fred Lanting. All right, for those of you who failed (or failed to take) high school Latin, the title immediately above means, “Where is the German …
Revised December 2011. It was an honor and a pleasure to be invited to again judge in the Caribbean country of Trinidad & Tobago, this time by the German Shepherd Breed Club of T&T, the previous assignment having been sponsored by the Rottweiler Club. But in both cases, these two breeds, being the most populous, …
WORKING THE AFFECTED DOG Often, the dog that is diagnosed with mild ED of one sort or another belongs to someone active in the sport end of the dog game, having no plans to breed but wanting to do obedience or schutzhund work. Caution must be advised here, but it …
Continued from PART 4 MORE ON INBREEDING The dog world seems unwilling to learn from science in some respects, and inbreeding-linebreeding is one of those areas. I say “one” because there is no real difference or dividing line between the two terms; linebreeding is simply descriptive of inbreeding on animals a little further back in …
Continued from PART 3 Figure 6. Seven Generations From an Outcrossing Event #’s refer to Outcross generations 1–{ from the 2–{ Pure outcross 3–{ Pure “event” 4–{ Pure 5–{ Pure 6–{ Pure These “Pure Dogs” 7–{ Pure are different individuals Pure “Outcross” represents the individual(s) of another breed “Pure” represents a purebred individual of the …
Continued from PART 2 FY = 0. This example emphasizes a point made earlier: inbreeding is dependent on relationship. In small breeds, it often happens that there are a few very influential individuals to whom most of the population is related. These elevated levels of relationship can make it difficult to plan matings free …