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KingstonTodd · 02-09-2010, 08:23 PM

Hey breeders, check out thins link: http://webcanine.com/2007/17-points-...when-breeding/. It has some interesting advice.

One point I found food for thought was the advice in the sibling contribution section that advises that 2 puppies per litter should be involved in breeding in order to combat a loss of diversity in the gene pool. I kind of disagree, even though I am a big proponent of genetic diversity. I think that advice should be changed to "per pairing" instead of "per litter" since it is a good idea to have a test litter between two dogs and see what the pups turn out like before deciding to keep any to beed from, since the pairing may or may not make good puppies.

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KingstonTodd Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,005	What do you think about this advice? Hey breeders, check out thins link: http://webcanine.com/2007/17-points-...when-breeding/. It has some interesting advice. One point I found food for thought was the advice in the sibling contribution section that advises that 2 puppies per litter should be involved in breeding in order to combat a loss of diversity in the gene pool. I kind of disagree, even though I am a big proponent of genetic diversity. I think that advice should be changed to "per pairing" instead of "per litter" since it is a good idea to have a test litter between two dogs and see what the pups turn out like before deciding to keep any to beed from, since the pairing may or may not make good puppies.