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YorkieRose · 10-09-2005, 04:45 PM

I am referring to the pedigree...a good bloodline. You see a dog can be very nice, but is he typical of his line? What is behind a breeding dog is vital to me..but that is me. Two poor quality dogs can at some point produce a decent offspring..not usual..but that many be 1 in 20 pups.

If I was buying a pet, I would not care about anything except how that ONE dog looked in the flesh. If I am breeding, then I do care what his relatives look like..that is the gene pool he is going to draw from...a line, not one dog.
Few studs reproduce themselves over and over..infact get a good look at the grandparents since many traits skip a generation.

It is much more then how he looks..how does he move, his structure..all this goes into making healthy puppies. Some might ask, what does structure have to do with a pet...ask someone with a roached back pet or bowed legs? etc,etc...

10-09-2005, 04:45 PM	#7
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	stud I am referring to the pedigree...a good bloodline. You see a dog can be very nice, but is he typical of his line? What is behind a breeding dog is vital to me..but that is me. Two poor quality dogs can at some point produce a decent offspring..not usual..but that many be 1 in 20 pups. If I was buying a pet, I would not care about anything except how that ONE dog looked in the flesh. If I am breeding, then I do care what his relatives look like..that is the gene pool he is going to draw from...a line, not one dog. Few studs reproduce themselves over and over..infact get a good look at the grandparents since many traits skip a generation. It is much more then how he looks..how does he move, his structure..all this goes into making healthy puppies. Some might ask, what does structure have to do with a pet...ask someone with a roached back pet or bowed legs? etc,etc...