DLA or Dog Leukocyte Antigen
Is breeding with an eye on DLA, the region of the genome that controls the immune system of the...
Alaskan Klee Kai
The Alaskan Klee Kai was developed in the 1970s by Linda Spurlin and her family in Alaska, who bred a rescue...
Swedish Vallhund test breeding and discussion
As many of you know, Swedish Vallhunds received their breed analysis last week! This is our first test breeding demonstration...
Welcome to the team, a historical breed.
The sample of Swedish Vallhunds in this study was from worldwide breeders. Lines represented in this initial sample...
New Breed! And breeds to come.
UC Davis released the report on Giant Schnauzers on Tuesday 5/8/18. You can read the full report here. But...
Rare for a reason?
Playing with rare alleles without knowing what they do is foolhardy. We at BetterBred have known that from the beginning...
About the Canine Genetic Diversity test from the UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab: Part I
The UC Davis Veterinary Genetics lab is an informal looking place, housed in a series of small, indistinct beige buildings...
#1 Breeder Spotlight
What first sparked your passion for purebred dogs? When did you start breeding? I’m a third-generation breeder of Purebred...
Welcome to Labrador Retrievers!
Labrador Retrievers have now joined the team- “Team Diversity”! We are excited to welcome them to the family here...
Genetic Relatedness Comparison
Genetic relatedness – sounds straightforward, right? It means that two dogs have many of the same exact versions of genes (alleles)...