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Essays for the dog breeder.

Follow these links to great book chapters on breeding and genetics by Dr. Thorpe-Vargas

Introduction: Dog breeding moves to the next level
Chapter 1: Extraordinary diversity
Chapter 2: A genetics primer
Chapter 3: What you get is not necessarily what you see!
Chapter 4: Ethics and breeding strategies
Chapter 5: The shallow end of the gene pool
Chapter 6: . . . → Read More: Genetics & breeding strategies

Top 10 Breed-Specific risks; PDF file from Ohio . . . → Read More: Breed specific risks

Canine Diversity Project

“The Canine Diversity Project is an attempt to acquaint breeders of domesticated Canidae (dogs) with the dangers of inbreeding and the overuse of popular sires .Both lead to the indiscriminate loss of genetic diversity and increase the frequency of genetic problems in the population. Continue reading Canine diversity project

Purebred Dog Breeds into the Twenty-First Century
– Achieving Genetic Health for Our Dogs.

What is a Canine Breed? By J. Jeffrey Bragg 1996, Free reproduction and distribution rights.

WHAT IS A BREED? To put the question more precisely, what are the necessary conditions that enable us to say with conviction, “this group of animals constitutes a distinct breed?” Continue reading Achieving genetic health