Breeding for "Quality"

[wolfsoul]

Wolf - How will breeding a Belgian to a Malinois help a breeding program? Is a breeding program not supose to produce working/show PUREBREDS?

A malinois IS a Belgian. In Canada, Groenendael and malinois are different varieties, not breeds. Breeding a groenendael to a malinois produces black malinois.

[SummerRiot]

lol I'm with Wolf on this one.

Belgian Shepherds are ONE BREED.. there is just different Varieties..

like a jack russel comes in different varieties.

Sometimes a Tervuren bitch can have a Gronendael puppy!! They are just seperated by colour.

[JennSLK]

THanx Riot. I didnt know that

[Zoom]

Gotcha. I was a little fuzzy on those details myself.

[MomOf7]

Originally Posted by JennSLK

Wow, Bravo to the breeder. Most breeders would have bred anyways,

Not responsible ones who care about the breed and want to produce the best pup for thier clients.
I dont know a thing about the breed you all are discussing so I have no input on it. As long as you are improving your lines its all good!

This confusion is because in the US(AKC) the Beglian breeds ARE different breeds. While, in Canada(as we have been informed ) they are the SAME breed, but different varieties. Again, if I am correct, I think the UKC is the same in that the belgian breeds are the same breed, but different varieties.

[wolfsoul]

Originally Posted by tessa_s212

This confusion is because in the US(AKC) the Beglian breeds ARE different breeds. While, in Canada(as we have been informed ) they are the SAME breed, but different varieties. Again, if I am correct, I think the UKC is the same in that the belgian breeds are the same breed, but different varieties.

Yup, it is the same with UKC -- Different varieties, same breed. So when I breed my groenendael to a malinois, I'll be producing black malinois (which can't be shown) which can go on to produce malinois, tervuren, AND groenendael when bred to a groen that carries terv. All quite confusing lol, but I look forward to keeping a female from this litter.