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Picking A Suitable Stud Dog
Choosing the best stud dog for
your female Dalmatian can be very difficult. The two principal factors
to be considered should be the stud's conformation and his pedigree.
Conformation is quite obvious; you want a dog that is typical of the
breed in the words of the "Standard of perfection." On the other hand,
understanding pedigrees is a bit more difficult since the pedigree
lists the ancestry of the dog. It involves individuals and bloodlines
which you may not be entirely familiar of. Make an effort to discuss
the various dogs behind the proposed stud with some of the more
experienced breeders. Start with the breeder of your own female
Dalmatian. Such breeders can give you helpful information as well as
offer opinions of them.
Do not rush out and breed to the latest winner with no thought of
whether or not he can produce true quality. It is the producing record
of the stud Dalmatian that should be the basis on which you make your
choice. Breeding dogs is not a money-making business. By the time you
pay a stud fee, care for the female during pregnancy, whelp the litter,
and rear the puppies through their early shots, worming, etc..., you
will be fortunate enough to break even financially once the puppies
have been sold. Your chances of doing this are greater if you are
breeding for a show-quality litter which will bring you higher prices,
as the pups are sold as show prospects.
Your wisest investment is to use the best stud dog available for your
female Dalmatian regardless of the cost if you want to produce valuable
puppies. Keep in mind that it is equally costly to raise average
puppies as it is to raise top ones, and your chances of financial
return are better on the latter.
There are three options for breeding your female Dalmatian:
line-breeding, in-breeding, and out-cross breeding. Line-breeding is
breeding a female dog to a stud belonging originally to the same canine
family, and descended from the same ancestors, such as half-brother to
half-sister, grand-sire to granddaughter, niece to uncle (and
vice-versa) or cousin to cousin. Inbreeding is breeding father to
daughter, mother to son, or full brother to sister. Out-cross breeding
is breeding a male and a female Dalmatian with no or only a few mutual
ancestors.
For a novice breeder, line-breeding is probably the safest course to
take and the one most likely to bring expected results. The more
sophisticated inbreeding should be left to the experienced, longtime
breeders who have full knowledge and understanding of the risks and the
possibilities involved with a particular line. It is usually done in an
effort to intensify some ideal feature in that strain. Out-crossing is
the reverse of inbreeding, an effort to introduce improvement in a
specific feature that needs correction, such as a shorter back, better
movement, more correct head or coat, etc.
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