Re: The Dog Whisperer



Robin Nuttall wrote:


Dogs should not only have a
normal sex drive but be able to breed naturally, without the human
having to do all kinds of tricks to get the male's libido up, and
without the bitch trying to take the face off the male. A bitch that
must be muzzled to breed is not a bitch I'd want puppies from.

IMO it bears mentioning that mammals in general, including dogs,
are exogamous. They have a preference for breeding with distantly-
or unrelated individuals. It's not merely Murphy's Law at work when
a bitch is bitchy with a suitor of the same breed, but readily gets bred
by something else the moment her owner's vigilance relaxes.


Furthermore, a bitch should breed easily, be able to carry a normal
litter and be able to whelp naturally. And even more important, she
should be a good mother!

These traits are desirable, and any breeder who ignores them is going
to get punished for it.

On the other hand, you can only be so selective. IMO it's the breeder's
discretion if he feels a given brood bitch represents so much progress
in some desired traits that flaws in other traits will be tolerated for the

current generation and tackled later.

My understanding is that the great breeders, the ones who have
established lines that breed true consistently, work this way. They
conserve the strengths in their line, while trying to add to them.


It's through "forgiving" screw ups in these basic survival instincts
that we've gotten ourselves in real trouble with dog breeding. This
stuff IS passed on.

Maybe, maybe not. My bitch had some trouble with inertia. I did
some research and found estimates that 60% of bitches in the breed
suffer from inertia. I could cull an exceptional animal, only to breed
lower-quality bitches to studs who carry the genetic predisposition
for inertia--throwing away a lot and possibly gaining nothing.

In fact, one of her daughters cranked out 13 puppies last month.
All are doing well, uniform and healthy, as of my last report from
the breeder.

Amy Dahl

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