breeding Archive

  • You know you’re in trouble when the title of the apologia is “The Myth of Canine Incest” and the first sentence of the analysis puts ‘dangers’ in quotes. Such is […]

    Inbred Mistakes II

    You know you’re in trouble when the title of the apologia is “The Myth of Canine Incest” and the first sentence of the analysis puts ‘dangers’ in quotes. Such is […]

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  • There’s a lot of bad information about inbreeding out there, most of it generated by breeders who are grasping at straws to defend the process they have been told is […]

    Inbred Mistakes I

    There’s a lot of bad information about inbreeding out there, most of it generated by breeders who are grasping at straws to defend the process they have been told is […]

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  • Inbreeding is like screwing yourself over and over again. And it produces about the same results.  It starts alone, in the dark, with good intentions but you’re settling for self-soothing […]

    Inbreeding is Screwing Yourself

    Inbreeding is like screwing yourself over and over again. And it produces about the same results.  It starts alone, in the dark, with good intentions but you’re settling for self-soothing […]

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  • Lusia at Lassie Gets Help puts forth Dewi Tweed, the 2010 International Supreme Champion sheep dog as proof that the “genetic bottleneck” in Border Collies is benign or perhaps a […]

    The BC Bottleneck

    Lusia at Lassie Gets Help puts forth Dewi Tweed, the 2010 International Supreme Champion sheep dog as proof that the “genetic bottleneck” in Border Collies is benign or perhaps a […]

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  • What color is Mara? Having had the pleasure of studding out both Mercury and Dublin to Mara, the 8 resulting puppies have created more questions than have been answered. Mara’s […]

    The Mara Mystery

    What color is Mara? Having had the pleasure of studding out both Mercury and Dublin to Mara, the 8 resulting puppies have created more questions than have been answered. Mara’s […]

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