BREEDING BETTER DOGS NEWSLETTER

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Inside This Issue

- Software for Breeders

- Early Neurological Stimulation

- Choosing the Best Puppy

- Low Entry breeds

- Obesity

- Achiever Dogs

- Seminars for Breeds

Software for Breeders

This popular software was written for Windows and has helped hundreds of breeders understand the strengths and weaknesses of their sire, dam and pedigrees. With one click of the mouse, it generates the Traditional pedigree with names, titles and certifications, a second click generates the Stick Dog pedigree with color codes for the seven structural traits of conformation, a third click generates the Symbols Pedigree which generates and codes health, the carriers and affected ancestors. A User Manual provides step by step instructions. TRY IT FREE FOR 30 DAYS.

Choosing Puppies and Early Neurological Stimulation

Two programs in one DVD. Most breeders have a system or a theory about how to pick and develop puppies, but a study shows that breeders are wrong more than 60% of the time. While no one method for finding the best puppies is perfect, this DVD called "Choosing the Best Puppy" has proven to offer a selection method that works. It also includes a demonstration that shows breeders how to stimulate the neurological system in newborn pups.

Low Entry Breeds

It’s not Halloween, but some dogs are howling and for good reason. Entries from Low Entry breeds are small and when spread over AKC’s 1,424 All-Breed and 2,667 Specialty shows, it is easy to understand the frustration felt by breeders and exhibitors seeking competition. With only two exceptions all breeds now only require that two dogs be defeated to earn one point which demonstrates that the conformation sport needs the attention of the stakeholders. Low Entry breeds are now 47% of the stud book, so the dilemmas facing the sport is clear. On one hand, ownership of purebreds is at an all-time high, but it does not carry over or explain why only a fraction of those who breed, use a breed standard or why only a small number of those owners are interested in showing their dogs or belong to a dog club. So WHO are the Low Entry Breeds?

Table 1. Low Entry Breeds

Affenpinschers	Finnish Spitz	Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
Airedale Terriers	Fox Terrier (Wire)	Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
Am. English Coonhounds	German Pinschers	Pulik
American Eskimo Dogs	Giant Schnauzers	Pumi
American Foxhounds	Glen of Imaal Terriers	Pyrenean Shepherds
American Hairless Terriers	Greyhounds	Rat Terriers
Anatolian Shepherds	Harriers	Redbone Coonhounds
Australian Terriers	Ibizan Hounds	Retrievers Curly
Beauceron	Icelandic Sheepdogs	Retrievers Coated
Bedlington Terriers	Irish Terriers	Russell Terriers
Belgian Malinois	Kerry Blue Terriers	Scottish Deerhounds
Belgian Sheepdogs	Komondorok	Sealyham Terriers
Bergamasco	Kuvaszok	Setters Irish Red & White
Berger Picards	Lagotti Romagnoli	Silky Terriers
Black and Tan Coonhounds	Lakeland Terriers	Skye Terriers
Black Russian Terriers	Leonbergers	Sloughi
Bloodhounds	Lhasa Apsos	Spaniels American Water
Bluetick Coonhounds	Lowchen	Spaniels - Boykin
Boerboels	Manchester Terriers	Spaniels -Clumber
Briards	Miniature Bull Terriers	Spaniels - Field
Bull Terriers	Neapolitan Mastiffs	Spaniels -Irish Water
Canaan Dogs	Nederlandse Kooikerhondje	Spaniels -Sussex
Cesky Terriers	Norfolk Terriers	Spaniel -Welsh Springer
Chinook	Norwegian Buhunds	Spanish Water Dogs
Cinco dell’Etna	Norwegian Elkhounds	Spinoni Italiani
Coton de Tulear	Norwegian Lundehunds	Swedish Vallhund
Dandie Dinmont Terriers	Otterhounds	Tibetan Mastiffs
Dogues de Bordeaux	Parson Russell Terriers	Treeing Walker Coonhounds
English Foxhounds	Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens	Welsh Terriers
English Toy Spaniels	Pharaoh Hounds	Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Plotts	Wirehaired Vizslas
Finnish Lapphunds	Pointer (German Wirehaired)	Xoloitzcuintli
N= 96

Read the 60 Breeds–Extinction in the Conformation Sport article for more information.

AKC Achiever Dog

To keep people in the sport one effort called Achiever dog was launched and has attracted more than 17,000 dogs and owners in just two months. It was designed to introduce and encourage owners to try a variety of sports. To earn an Achiever Dog Certificate, dogs must earn a qualifying score in three different sports which are listed in Table 2.

Table 2. AKC Qualifying Events

Conformation: Placement at any show incl. 4-6 Month, Beginner, Puppy Competition, FSS Open Show

Obedience: Qualifying score in any titling class

Rally: Qualifying score in any titling class

Agility: Qualifying score in any titling class or at an ACT event

Luring Coursing: Qualifying score in any titling class, Passing score at a CAT event, FAST CAT title

Herding: Qualifying score in any titling class or at an FDC event

Tracking: Passing performance at any licensed/member test

Canine Good Citizen: Passing a CGC, CGCA, or CGCU

AKC Trick Title: Earning a TKN, TKI, TKA, or TKP title

Field Trials: Passing score in a titling class

Hunt Test: Passing score in a titling class

AKC Scent Work: Qualifying run in a titling class

Earth dog: Qualifying run in a titling class

Barn Hunt Association: Any BHA title

North American Diving Dog: Any NADD title

North American Fly Ball: Association Any NAFA title

Parent Club Titles: Any Parent Club title recognized by AKC

Working Dog Titles: Any AKC Recognized Working Dog titles

Search & Rescue: FEMA certified Urban or Wilderness SAR titles

Therapy Dog: Any AKC Therapy Dog title

Find your Breed. Certificates are ranked in descending order.

Achiever Dog Certs: Dec 1, 2017 thru Mar 28, 2018

Breed	Count	Breed	Count	Breed	Count
Golden Retriever	1,266	Pug	147	American Hairless Terrier	11
All American Dog	855	Irish Water Spaniel	40	Bull Terrier	11
Border Collie	810	Welsh Springer Spaniel	40	Chinese Shar-Pei	11
Shetland Sheepdog	778	Akita	39	Dutch Shepherd	11
Australian Shepherd	767	Swedish Vallhund	39	Norwegian Buhund	11
Labrador Retriever	691	Airedale Terrier	38	Tibetan Spaniel	11
Poodle	503	Chihuahua	38	Bloodhound	10
German Shepherd Dog	476	Bulldog	37	Boerboel	10
Doberman Pinscher	344	Old English Sheepdog	37	Pekingese	10
Vizsla	331	Scottish Terrier	37	Welsh Terrier	10
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	328	Bullmastiff	36	Wirehaired Vizsla	10
Rottweiler	305	Chinese Crested	36	Boykin Spaniel	8
Belgian Tervuren	288	Curly-Coated Retriever	36	Cesky Terrier	8
Flat-Coated Retriever	278	Giant Schnauzer	36	Danish-Swedish Farmdog	8
Collie	276	Icelandic Sheepdog	36	Kuvasz	8
Portuguese Water Dog	262	Nederlandse Kooikerhondje	36	Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	8
Dachshund	255	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	35	Silky Terrier	8
Papillon	221	Yorkshire Terrier	35	American Water Spaniel	7
Rhodesian Ridgeback	216	Schipperke	34	Barbet	7
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	215	Afghan Hound	32	Cirneco dell'Etna	7
German Shorthaired Pointer	206	Norwegian Elkhound	32	Lakeland Terrier	7
English Springer Spaniel	203	Pyrenean Shepherd	32	Lhasa Apso	7
Border Terrier	201	Shiba Inu	32	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	6
Belgian Malinois	195	Greyhound	31	Black and Tan Coonhound	6
Brittany	182	Italian Greyhound	31	Catahoula Leopard Dog	6
Dalmatian	178	Spinone Italiano	31	Chinook	6
Bernese Mountain Dog	175	Manchester Terrier	30	Harrier	6
Australian Cattle Dog	170	Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen	30	Scottish Deerhound	6
Cardigan Welsh Corgi	170	Beauceron	29	Skye Terrier	6
Cocker Spaniel	170	Norwich Terrier	29	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	5
Weimaraner	161	Pointer	28	Bluetick Coonhound	5
Belgian Sheepdog	145	Shih Tzu	28	Coton de Tulear	5
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	137	Great Pyrenees	27	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	5
Miniature American Shepherd	137	Miniature Pinscher	27	Dogue de Bordeaux	5
Whippet	135	Tibetan Terrier	27	English Toy Spaniel	5
Boxer	128	Briard	26	Japanese Chin	5
English Cocker Spaniel	117	Chow Chow	25	Neapolitan Mastiff	5
Samoyed	115	Mastiff	24	Tibetan Mastiff	5
Bearded Collie	111	Toy Fox Terrier	24	Belgian Laekenois	4
Beagle	108	Irish Wolfhound	23	Bracco Italiano	4
Irish Setter	105	Australian Terrier	22	Portuguese Podengo	4
West Highland White Terrier	105	Berger Picard	22	Redbone Coonhound	4
Boston Terrier	103	Bichon Frise	22	Russian Toy	4
Miniature Schnauzer	102	Pharaoh Hound	22	Sealyham Terrier	4
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	101	Russell Terrier	22	Working Kelpie	4
Newfoundland	99	Smooth Fox Terrier	22	Azawakh	3
Keeshond	98	Wire Fox Terrier	21	Carolina Dog	3
Siberian Husky	98	Black Russian Terrier	21	Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen	3
Standard Schnauzer	93	German Pinscher	21	Norrbottenspets	3
Great Dane	87	Lagotto Romagnolo	21	Otterhound	3
Havanese	83	Clumber Spaniel	20	Plott	3
Cairn Terrier	79	Irish Red and White Setter	19	Sloughi	3
Alaskan Malamute	76	Mudi	19	Stabyhoun	3
Bouvier des Flandres	70	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	19	American English Coonhound	2
Basset Hound	68	Puli	18	Biewer Terrier	2
English Setter	68	Bedlington Terrier	17	English Foxhound	2
Borzoi	66	Canaan Dog	17	Jindo	2
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	62	Lowchen	17	Lancashire Heeler	2
American Staffordshire Terrier	60	Norfolk Terrier	17	Norwegian Lundehund	2
Rat Terrier	60	St. Bernard	17	American Foxhound	1
Staffordshire Bull Terrier	60	Affenpinscher	16	Bergamasco Sheepdog	1
Cane Corso	57	Glen of Imaal Terrier	15	Caucasian Shepherd Dog	1
Field Spaniel	56	Ibizan Hound	15	Central Asian Shepherd Dog	1
French Bulldog	54	Miniature Bull Terrier	15	Dogo Argentino	1
Pomeranian	52	Kerry Blue Terrier	14	Drentsche Patrijshond	1
Parson Russell Terrier	50	Brussels Griffon	13	Eurasier	1
Saluki	48	Finnish Lapphund	13	Finnish Spitz	1
German Wirehaired Pointer	47	Irish Terrier	13	Kishu Ken	1
American Eskimo Dog	44	Xoloitzcuintli	13	Mountain Cur	1
Basenji	44	Entlebucher Mountain Dog	12	Peruvian Inca Orchid	1
Gordon Setter	44	Maltese	12	Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	1
Leonberger	44	Spanish Water Dog	12	Thai Ridgeback	1
Pumi	44	Sussex Spaniel	12	Treeing Walker Coonhound	1

Low Calorie diets - longer life for dogs

Recent studies found that dogs would age less and live nearly two years longer if they ate less. The 14-year study by Nestle Purina PetCare Co. involved 48 Labrador Retrievers from seven litters. Dogs were paired off, with one fed 25% less than its siblings starting at eight weeks of age. The thinner dogs lived for a median 13 years and had fewer diseases compared to the control group.

SEMINARS – MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

When new information and scientific findings are used by breeder's better dogs are produced. Take, for example, the seminar called "Structure, Movement and Pedigree Analysis". Students learn how to recognize good structure and movement and how to use your hands to see what your eyes can't.

"Making of a Super Dog". Based on new research and uses a step by step process that includes nutrition, breeding and socialization. Students learn how to produce healthier, smarter and more trainable dogs with stronger heart beats, greater tolerance of stress and greater resistance to disease.