Golden Retrievers: Breed Summary and paper
Recently the fifth paper using the UC Davis canine genetic diversity panel was published by Dr. Josh Stern BS, DVM,...
Breeder Spotlight – Tudorose Poodles
Jac Harbour is pictured above with Can/Am Ch.Tudorose Ye Old Pretender (Sur) has been in standard poodles since 1972 and...
Initial Breed Summary: Irish Setters
In mid March UC Davis released a preliminary analysis of the Irish Setter breed, based on 50 Irish Setters that...
Breeder Culture: On Genetic Outliers
Recently on Facebook I asked “Fill in the blank. Breeder culture should be________”. Here were some of the responses: “Supportive.”...
Initial Breed Summary: Irish Red and White Setter
The Irish Red and White Setter is a small breed of setter that was revived in the 20th century post...
Initial Breed Summary: Lakeland Terriers
The Lakeland Terrier is a rare breed of terrier with very low numbers worldwide. According to UC Davis’ summary, “The...
Guest Blog Post: Why BetterBred and UC Davis VGL canine diversity test
Why Was UC Davis VGL and BetterBred Selected? I’ve been asked to share how I selected UC Davis VGL...
Barbet – Initial Breed Summary
The Barbet is an ancient breed that was a part of the foundation of many other breeds worldwide. Like...
Let’s talk about COI and other estimates of inbreeding
COI, “coefficient of inbreeding,” is a very specific concept. We breeders have to pay attention to the definitions given by...
All About Outcrossing – Part II
y last post on outcrossing talked about the various definitions of the practice. Of course the reason for outcrossing within...