[gemy]

I hope so too, that this is a series. What I found most interesting, but not talked about a lot is the male sire....


I've always wondered if the (mating) was difficult on the sire and or the dam, how that might impact the pups. But it just re-inforces how important the temperament match is, ie sires' matched to the dams'.


I think a male with a, let us say borderline temperament, is mayhap less important than a female with a borderline temperament, but still that sire has to be very carefully bred.


As a large dog breeder temperament is very key, maybe even to structure and health.. But just how important to passing on key temperament qualities is maintaining a good temperament in a dog over the breeding life-time of the dog?


Another important emphasis is how important young puppy rearing is. A topic I would hazard a guess most BRBers, and certainly commercial kennels have little knowledge about.