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I also don't appreciate YOUR public beratement.
As I said, this has been discussed here MORE THAN ONCE.
Please stop hijacking and ruining my HAPPY THREAD if you don't mind. I have never, nor will I ever, refuse to answer about anything regarding my dogs.
If one wants the entire discussions, just do a search on my thread, or DJD1, and you will find it.
Just because people want to rant about my choices in this breeding does not mean I am going to have a 10 page discussion about it on my this announcement thread.
What I WILL say, and this is my FINAL WORD on this subject:
My bitch is OVC normal elbows.
The stud dog has produced five offspring with OFA Normal elbows.
The stud dog has an OFA normal elbow full sister.
The sire's dam has normal elbows, as does HER sire, and HIS dam.
The sire of the sire is a very closely bred dog, and the elbow production record on him is good.
None of these puppies are for sale. Just announcing something that I've waited for for many many years, and having a great time with those who are also sharing in my joy and excitement.
J'sCrew...I don't know what your experience or education is in breeding matters. I don't know all there is to know, to be sure. But one thing I have learned is that no breeder can breed for perfect everything. There is NO SUCH THING. No dog is perfect in every way. Sometimes, something's gotta give. Even with the most stringent criteria, because purebred dogs come from a small gene pool, there is STILL something which can cause defects EVEN WHEN all the health issues appear normal. It's called, I believe, genetic drift. It's something that happens exclusively because dogs are related, even if distantly and has nothing to do with breeding dogs who are affected with some defect. It's the genetic drift in and of itself which causes defects and mutations. You and I both would have to learn more about genetics to understand this better. But biologists Ray and Lorna Coppinger describe some of this in their book.
Back to the situation here....no breeder can have a dog that is perfect in every way. One may have great elbows and all the diseases check out fine, but the dog has a temperament problem. Or a dog has a great temperament and great conformation, good health except for one thing.
Responsible breeders take the WHOLE picture into account and strive to improve on the last generation. That's all they can do. Even when diseases or defects don't show up in the parents, a gene can present itself from ancestors. Health testing is good, but it's not the end all. There's a lot more to consider.
That said, I hope you'll drop it.
Red...beautiful and impressive dogs, both of them. Good luck...can't wait to see puppies!
Back to the situation here....no breeder can have a dog that is perfect in every way. One may have great elbows and all the diseases check out fine, but the dog has a temperament problem. Or a dog has a great temperament and great conformation, good health except for one thing.
Responsible breeders take the WHOLE picture into account and strive to improve on the last generation. That's all they can do. Even when diseases or defects don't show up in the parents, a gene can present itself from ancestors. Health testing is good, but it's not the end all. There's a lot more to consider.
That said, I hope you'll drop it.
Red...beautiful and impressive dogs, both of them. Good luck...can't wait to see puppies!
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