| Yes, 50/50 get passed on but you have to look at the entire line as well.
Think of it like this: Buy a bag of skittles candy and buy a bag of MM's, one bag is the sire other the dam, the other colors in each bag is a relative (grand parent etc), Know take a equal handfulls from each bag and put them in a bowl, think you'all get the idea.How many MM's of the sire are from his mother side or other relatives?
This is why research is so important, and why manditory breed testing is a must in this country.
Mix this in with enviroment!!! We could clone the best Rottweiler today, give one offspring to the best dog raiser you can think of, the other one to someone who never owned a dog before or is just a idiot!!!! Wo will have the better dog?
I also read a study that the longer a pup is with Mom the more stable they become later on, suggesting even 8wks is to short......
Koenig |