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I was reading through craigslist forums and found this chart to be used if you're wondering if you should breed your dog. I think it's all stuff that we all know already and it certainly isn't absolute or totally complete but I thought by posting it on the forum, we could all use it when people pop on and ask that dreaded question! It's a good start if nothing else.
It's a little small in the post but more legible full size. You can click on the chart to get the full size version. |
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| What a great chart Jill. Hopefully it will be a usefull tool for people considering breeding. |
| I wish we could add a second third, etc page to that explaining in depth to why if you answered no to any of those ...why you shouldn't continue. It seems pretty obvious to me but that's because I've participated in 100 debates on HERE about breeding, so I don't need further clarification. I plan on saving that picture to send to idiots I know, but again... would be nice if it continued on because a simple "no" doesn't grab the heart. Assuming many are people w/good intentions but just need a sound explanation to why this eliminates their dog for breeding. |
| Excellent. I think we should make it a sticky. |
| Very nice!! |
| A sticky would be nice. |
Jill, Fantastic  |
| Great chart Jill. |
| This chart seems to suggest that the only dogs that deserve to exist are the ones that are going to be shown in competition. Again, while some of the info maybe useful or educational, it is not at all useful or realistic, it's just more of showbreeders propaganda. |
Cadenza wrote:
This chart seems to suggest that the only dogs that deserve to exist are the ones that are going to be shown in competition. Again, while some of the info maybe useful or educational, it is not at all useful or realistic, it's just more of showbreeders propaganda. |
No, it's to make sure that dogs that are being bred continue to be the breeds that they started out as. The more people you have breeding without taking these things into consideration, the further and further away you get from what an OES is supposed to be. The standards aren't in place for nothing. If you don't care about standards or bettering the breed, there's plenty of dogs at the shelter or in rescue for you. |
| Showing has a purpose other than ego. It's meant to compare every entry against the breed standard. Breeders with good champion bloodlines spend years and huge amounts of money to help ensure their breed continues to stay strong and represents the reason the breed exists. |
Excellant Chart and explains things in simple terms as to why you should or should not breed.  |
Hi....
an interesting Chart...easy to understand...also for Germans.. 
Regards Michael |
