Posts by Natalie Green Tessier

Two sides, same coin: genetic diversity and selection

Or, what can we learn from our friends, the wild foxes? There is today a great debate in purebred dog communities...

Saint Bernards – preliminary breed summary

UC Davis has been releasing preliminary breed reports once they feel that they have enough dogs to take a very...

Shikoku preliminary results

UC Davis has been releasing preliminary breed reports once they feel that they have enough dogs to take a very...

Your dog’s profile – what does it mean?

You are an early adopter of genetic diversity testing through UC Davis and BetterBred. On the day your results release,...

Why biodiversity?

Let’s tell a story of a breed. Any breed, as this story can apply to any of them.  Imagine you...

Preliminary breed report: Berger Picard!

UC Davis has been releasing preliminary breed reports once they feel that they have enough dogs to take a very...

What can we learn from the devil?

The Tasmanian devil, of course. There’s a lot of talk about preservation of species and breeds these days, which is...

Preliminary breed summary: Borzoi!

Dr. Niels Pedersen recently published another very preliminary breed report on the Borzoi breed! Breeders will soon be receiving their...

Breeder Spotlight: Kansa Dobermans

Breeder spotlights are designed to be inspiring interviews of long time breeders for young up and coming or aspirational breeders...

Preliminary Breed Summary: Irish Wolfhounds!

It’s been a while since we received a new advanced analysis of a breed. Irish Wolfhounds, however, along with several...

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