People think putting together a breeding is easy. In fact, there is a lot of thought in planning involved in getting the look you want and the temperament you want. One characteristic about which master breeders are uncompromising is temperament. They mentioned many components of temperament, not just shyness or aggression. The dog has to have confidence, the “look at me,” the “I want to win” attitude. Temperament and components of great temperament was covert in part1.
This video dwells into what puppy buyers want. Back Massing versus Back Breeding is explained. Before speaking of how to create a breeding program (which is part2), this video touches upon the cornerstone of selective breeding: what makes for good temperament. Master breeders have much invested in each litter in time, effort, and money. They aren’t in a hurry to get rid of the puppies – this is what they bred for. They watch the puppies grow and develop from the beginning. Obvious pets are placed as early as ten to thirteen weeks.
Part I: Prior to creating a line of dogs
The ethics of Dog breeding.
Is it a Hobby or a Business?
Serious versus Unserious Breeders
Part2: Components of Canine Temperament
Drives vs Drive Thresholds
A. Prey Drive
B. Defensive Drive
C. Fight Drive
D. Pack Drive
E. Strong versus weak nerves
It then goes on to dispel the myth that it's all in how you raise them and focuses instead on why genetics matters more than anything else.
Part3: Doing it for the love of the breed.
To the many, however, who seem sincerely interested in breeding better specimens, to the many who want to know HOW to do it, I want to stress as strongly as I can: YOU MUST FIRST KNOW WHAT IS A GOOD DOG OF YOUR BREED. In other words, know your breed before you try to breed it.
The manufacturer of any product must know what that article should be and look like before he starts to make it. The baker of a cake must know what a cake should look like and, in each instance, the manufacturer and the baker must know, and be able to recognize any and all faults or shortcomings in their products. So you should know something about the parents and grandparents of your dogs and be able to cite the pedigree from memory before you breed. Don't just breed to breed, understand the strong and weak points in your dogs and understand how their temperament and structure compare to the "ideal" specimen of the breed type. Living with dogs that are of inferior quality as pets, that you might want to use for breeding, is not a good start of a breeding program.
he subject of inbreeding and line breeding might be summed up this way: Probably no great epoch or step forward in any breed has ever been achieved without the constant and unhesitating use of consanguinity; at the same time we must realize that its use is full of dangers and pitfalls for those novice breeders who fail to recognize the imperative need for using only stock which is sound in constitution, organs and structure-and which also possesses outstanding points of merit, with NO SINGLE FAULT COMMON TO THE TWO ORIGINAL PARENTS. In other words, you can just as easily reproduce the worst, not the best traits of the dogs involved, so you must pick the very best examples. Selection is key.
r who wants to retain or maintain their existing bloodlines for future generations.
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