Revised 2012. The possibility of crippling HD manifesting in later months of a puppy’s life or past the dog’s middle age has been a bugaboo to breeders for a long time. The buyer of a 2- or 3-month old puppy today typically wants some kind of assurance that he is getting value for his dollar, …
Index General Appearance Angulation & Movement Temperament, Character & Abilities Head Dentition Ears Eyes Neck Body Tail Forequarters Hindquarters Feet Color Coat Faults General Appearance The German Shepherd Dog is medium sized. With the hair pressed down, the height at the withers is measured by stick along the vertical as it …
From the July, 1998 SV HD News: (Primarily for Veterinarians) translated by Fred Lanting The delegates at this year’s SV National Meeting in May unanimously decided on the introduction of the “Breed Value Assessment” for the fight against HD. Wide implementation of the method of Breed Value Assessment has been effective in the commercial animal …
BY FRED LANTING AND LELAND CARMICHAEL, DVM, PhD, Prof. at Cornell. Reprinted with permission from Fred Lanting and PureBred Dogs/American Kennel Gazette, August 1988; pp. 88-93. Copyright owner: Fred Lanting Breeders’ responses to early puppy deaths vary. Some expend a great deal of effort, while others “let nature take its course” and stoically hope the …
Click here for a Printable Copy TEST PURPOSE SCORE Social Attraction: Place the puppy in test area. From a few feet away the testor coaxes the pup to her/him by clapping hands gently and kneeling down.Testor must coax in a direction away from the point where it entered the testing area. Degree of social attraction, confidence …
Revised December 2011. Copyright May, 1998, 2010 Some questions have been raised about how long results are good for, in the PennHIP reading, the OFA description of two-year-olds, or the SV ‘a’ stamp, OVC (Ontario Vet College), or other evaluations done at one-year of age. The terms “precision” and “accuracy” may be used by your …
PennHIP: Misconceptions and Misinformation Breeders have a very interesting tool these days in the Internet and/or e-mail. Information gets out much faster than print media can disseminate it. Among the accepted characteristics of such transmission are slightly higher “I.Q.” (inaccuracy quotients) and emotion levels. It seems that these minor failings are forgiven in the informal …
For most people involved in the sport of Schutzhund, breeding is a secondary priority to training for and obtaining titles. Those with females may breed one litter a year, while the males may be used mainly for breeding to bitches within the same geographic area. Regardless of whether you are an active breeder producing multiple …
Originally Published in The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Canada Newsletter. This is the time of year when we’re all starting to get really fatigued with winter in the northern climates, and when breeders start fantasizing about the upcoming litters they are planning, and dreaming of young puppies frolicking on …
FCI Standard #166; (1997); replaces 23 March, 1991 edition FCI. Classification: Group 1 – Guardian and Driving dogs; Section 1 – Shepherds’ dogs with working titles. Versatile use: Guardian and Service (Working) Dog Short historic overview: Since the official establishment in Augsburg, within the German Canine Association known as the VDH (German “Kennel Club”), the …