| hnybun128 | 04-06-2012 06:42 PM |
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Originally Posted by KazzyK810
(Post 3872748)
Pedigree - the recorded purity of breed of an individual or strain.
Perhaps it's a difference in definition due to Country of useage. My Nan raised yorkies in England for over 30 years and she always referred to her purebred yorkies as as "pedigreed." While American's like to think what goes for them goes for the rest of the world....that's not always the case.
| No, it's used here as well. My grandmother (an AKC breeder LONG before I was alive) always referred to her dogs as pedigreed, as well. It may just be an older term that some people may not be familiar with. | 