SEMINAR - Homework assignment.
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Your next breeding - complete questions a-i before you make the decision to breed.
For the next bitch you plan to breed:
a. Her littermates: ____ males____female if not known - 5 pts
b. Their conformation - Stick Dog Pedigree. If competed ___/___/___ + 15 pts
c. Their health history - Symbols Pedigree. If completed ___/___/___ + 15 pts
d. Based on the above list 4 of her strengths.
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_________________________________________________________ If listed + 10 pts
e. List her 4 weaknesses.
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_________________________________________________________ If listed + 10 pts
Sire considered for the bitch above*
Number of littermates ____males ____females if not known - 5 pts
f. Their conformation - Stick Dog Pedigree. If completed ___/___/___ + 15 pts
g. There health history - Symbols Chart Pedigree. If completed ___/___/___ + 15 pts
h. Based on the above list 4 of his strengths.
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_________________________________________________________ If listed + 10 pts
i. List his 4 weaknesses.
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_________________________________________________________ If listed + 10 pts
Is your bitch:
____ linebred + 10 pts
____ inbred + 10 pts
____ outcrossed - 5 pts =_______ pts
The candidate sire:
_____ linebred + 10 pts
_____ inbred + 10 pts
_____ outcrossed - 5 pts = _______ pts
Add pts (a-i ) for this breeding: Your total = _______ pts
1-40 high risk
41-60 medium risk
61 + low risk.
* Click on Reference Articles read "Selecting Sires"
Choosing the Best Puppy **
Over 50% of the top dogs in most breeds are not owned by their breeders. This is because they did not develop the skills needed to recognize and select the best pups when they were still with their littermates. Developing these skills is critical to a breeder's success.
The method recommended for choosing the best pups is called FROM THE BOTTOM-UP.
The steps to follow are:
- Age at time of evaluation - begin at 6 weeks
- Frequency of evaluations - weekly
- Place - unfamiliar to puppy
- Presence - evaluate each puppy alone away from its littermates and dam
- Rank and evaluate your litter based on the breed standard
** For a more complete understanding about this method and the required skills, go to http:://www.breedingbetterdogs.com and click on “video” to see “Choosing the Best Puppy”
Bracket's Formula
Bracket was able to breed over 100 champions because he kept records and paid attention to detail. He noticed that certain things worked better than others. His interest helped him to develop a formula that would concentrate the genes of one dog on both sides of the pedigree. In each breeding he tried to use one very good dog that could appear two times in the same pedigree. State his formula: Let the sire of the sire become the grad sire on the dams side of the pedigree.
When would you use Bracket's Formula? - For outcrossed bitches
- When a quality bitch needs improvement
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