They travel miles away from family and home to test their dogs against
other dogs in their breed at dog shows to be sure they are producing quality dogs.
Most dogs in this breed class, or any active or working breed, can do an a number on their joints with orthopedic stress.
She
showed dogs in breed classes and obedience, eventually preferring the performance aspects of obedience.
If the result is lower than breed average, they are less related than
most dogs in the breed, if it is higher they are not.
2005 OptiGen Tests PRA Affected Dogs at No Cost It is EXTREMELY important to test as many PRA -
affected dogs in each breed as possible.
The Society is constantly struggling against all existing low standards of care
for dogs in breeding commerce by undertaking legal efforts and educating both sellers and customers of this market.
From time to time certain conditions or exaggerations may be considered to have the potential to affect
dogs in some breeds adversely, and judges and breeders are requested to refer to the Kennel Club website for details of any such current issues.
The C locus affects the depth of yellow - red coat pigment, not its presence or absence (though two ch «chinchilla» alleles might produce near -
white dogs in some breeds).
It has an extensive registry regarding the purity of
dogs in each breed through established pedigrees, and it provides breeder information for people to contact concerning the purchase of purebred dogs and their pups.
The WUSV objective is to ensure a uniform breed standard applies across its member organisations and more specifically; Harmonisation of assessment of German
Shepherd Dogs in breed and performance Provide clarity of direction regarding breeding, training, upbringing, temperament, character and control of hereditary diseases.
Those who oppose the recognition of
merle dogs in the breed standards suspect the coloration came about by modern genetic cross-breeding with other dogs, and not via natural genetic drift.
Purebred dogs will normally exhibit the same traits as other
dogs in their breed while mixed breeds will usually have traits found in both breeds.
However, since there probably is a genetic component to this condition, most cautious breeders will not knowingly use
dysplastic dogs in their breeding programs, nor will they repeat breedings of a male and a female that previously produced dysplastic offspring.
Owners should view the repository as a way of saving for the future: One no longer needs to bemoan the fact that a
key dog in your breeding program has passed on before a DNA health test has been developed.
When dealing with a simple autosomal recessive disorder for which no carrier test exists, breeders must assess whether each
individual dog in their breeding program is at high risk of being a carrier.
Though double merles do not usually have fatal disabilities due to their genetics (negating the term «lethal») the implication that double merles are unhealthy compared to normal
coloured dogs in their breed has some basis.
Conversely, overseas breeders that previously or are currently importing from the UK needed to be aware of the risks they were facing if they are using or have used
untested dogs in their breeding programs.
We get very mixed reports on the CoatHook's performance with
dogs in this breed category, who tend to have very thick, dense undercoats.
Although some are born with naturally bobbed tails, most short of the short -
tailed dogs in this breed have been docked, often for improved hygiene and to prevent injury in working dogs.
Dogs in the breed registry of a working dog club (particularly herding dogs) must usually have simple, no - nonsense monikers deemed to be «working dog names» such as «Pal,» «Blackie,» or «Ginger.»
After the above Dog classes are judged, the winners of each of these Dog (male) classes come back in the ring to select the top,
non-champion dog in the breed.
Several tests are also considered optional
for dogs in the breed: patellar luxation; eye examination by a boarded ACVO ophthalmologist; autoimmune thyroiditis; and participation in the OFA / CHIC DNA Repository.
However, regulations designed to limit the number of
dogs in a breeding facility have been blocked for years by an underground industry, which is regulated or even banned in many areas of the U.S.
From time to time certain conditions or exaggerations may be considered to have the potential to affect
dogs in some breeds adversely and Judges and Breeders are requested to refer to the Breed Watch section of the Kennel Club website for details of any such current issues.
One of the most frequent judging mistakes (in my opinion) is when a judge awards a top
winning dog in any breed, primarily due to the dog, owner, or handler's popularity (or fear of reprisal) instead of awarding the most correct dog presented to them in the ring on that day.
Like
most dogs in his breed, Murphy is an energetic boy who requires lots of activity, and unfortunately is resource driven and protective (common amongst Catahoulaâ $ ™ s).