A pedigree when looked at by breeder, it is blueprint to assist them in their breeding program and not as an advertising ploy. When using it as such it assists the breeder in identifying each dog and their attributes. Knowing what is behind each dog, what each dog has produced.
Dam & Sire contribute 50% of the genetic makeup; GrandSire and GrandDam 25%; Great GrandSire and Great Granddam 12%....anything beyond that contributes almost zilch.......that is unless a certain dog is repeated several times within the pedigree.
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