Look at what they have done for Poodles
 

This is very good.

That's wonderful. I thought the three slideshows did a great job explaining the need for genetic diversity.

Interesting ...

Another great job done by concerned breeders and committed fanciers of the Poodle breed.


It is not so easy to get a lot of folks to submit samples and send them in. We need volunteers to gently remind folks - or to make it easy to get the DNA submitted like having it collected at a National.


How wonderfull that Poodle breeders will now have a way of moving forward to improve the genetic diversity with in their breed.


How great that I would be able to DNA test all my puppies and make a more informed choice of which dogs I want to leave intact and which dogs can be safely neutered. By safely I mean keeping the gene pool diverse enough.


But all this is going to make our jobs our passion a tad more complicated. There is an old timer breeder saying - don't throw out the baby with the bath water! Maybe the old timers had it right!


And so this dog does not have a head that is great - or a coat too soft - but structurally everywhere else is just fine. But they have a unique set of genes - ones we want to keep in our breed.


I remember a few weeks ago discussing with Jean - Magics breeder that I disposed of his frozen sperm - so I would never be tempted to use it. She said are you sure you did that? I said yes - because I would be tempted over and over again to use him at stud due to his sterling working qualities. And she said I know - he is such a fine BRT. It just breaks performance breeders hearts to not breed such a working ability. But again another old fashioned breeders aphorism - 3 strikes and you are out. That means 3 major faults and or health issues or any combo there of.


I believe that I made the right decision; still in my dreams I sometimes see Magics pups running wildly in the wind.......