Preliminary summary: Bernese Mountain Dogs
The Bernese Mountain Dog community has been off to a great start in assessing the biodiversity of their breed by...
Breed report: Berger Picard
The previous preliminary report of the Berger Picard found that they had little biodiversity as a breed. Due to the...
“The Sky is Falling”: Not exactly.
Blog written in conjunction by Natalie Green Tessier and Rebekah Zurbrugg When it comes to the sustainability of purebred dog...
Whippet: preliminary findings
The Whippet community has been off to a great start in assessing the biodiversity of their breed by submitting 54...
Genetic diversity in the Borzoi
Dr. Niels Pedersen recently published a final breed report on the Borzoi! What did UC Davis’ professor emeritus Dr. Niels...
Contributing positively to the future
Dogs within purebred gene pools are by their very nature related. At some point within the formation of the breed,...
Test breeding – Standard Poodles
The Standard Poodle population has been found to have a very severe genetic bottleneck. But, when we say that, what...
Balancing Act: Breeding for purpose, Placing with Purpose, Training for Purpose.
You know you are ready for your next canine companion, and you’ve decided you would like to get involved with...
What’s “enough” diversity in a breed?
In the last decade or so, there have been those who’ve decried the state of purebred dogs, saying they are...
Scottish Collies – preliminary report (SCPS)
UC Davis has been releasing preliminary breed reports once they feel that they have enough dogs to take a very...