After years of selective breeding and careful offspring management, the result was impeccable — a functional, all - purpose hunting dog.
Not exact matches
After many
years of such
selective breeding, the resultant dogs would differ so much in body shape, leg length and, perhaps, lung capacity to their ancestor as to be considered a separate
breed.
If, for example, a dog breeder only ever allows the fastest male dogs to
breed with the fastest female dogs,
after many
years of such
selective breeding the resultant dogs will differ so much in body shape, leg length and, perhaps, lung capacity from their ancestor as to be considered a separate
breed.
If, for example, a hunter - gatherer only ever allows the fastest male dogs to
breed with the fastest female dogs,
after many
years of such
selective breeding the resultant dogs would differ so much in body shape, leg length and, perhaps, lung capacity from their ancestor as to be considered a separate
breed.
After ten
years of selective breeding however, the incidence
of moderate and severe cases
of hip dysplasia didn't change.
In the meantime,
after hundreds
of years of selective breeding, aggression is now in their DNA.
After all, this basic notion is the reason for thousands
of years of selective breeding in the dog world — it's why we've been able to develop specific lines
of dogs who are consistently driven to retrieve things, herd sheep, guard our homes, or track rabbits without any formal training at all.