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Originally Posted by JoJo  I've been following this thread with interest, only because it's "very interesting" to hear what are the thoughts of breeders and what their interests are for the "betterment of the breed". I follow our members accomplishments and follow their sorrows. I cheer them on and cry with them when things go bad. I normally don't publicly say so, but believe you me, I do care. I'm not a breeder, have no interest in being one so obviously I will never be one. I don't have a clue on the "Who's Who list when you all are talking about these stud dogs. But I'm not a complete novice when it comes to understanding genetics and following lineages, (I got that understanding when I was in the "horse business" many moons ago.)
What I'm trying to get the gist of here is that what you are saying Diane is very confusing to me. In fact what you are saying is coming across very hypercritical. You are so concerned about the total makeup of the stud dog that you aren't looking into your own closet. If I was an owner of this "miracle stud dog" I don't think I would want to breed to your bitch. You're asking a lot from the stud, but you are totally missing out on the fact that your pups likely carry that genetic predisposition for cancer. Cancer that has taken both your pup's mother at a young age due to bone cancer and her mother from an aggressive form of cancer in her prime. So don't you think you should consider looking for a new line to start all over with? Why would you even want to breed to these same lines? Also, you sound so down and out in regards to the Rottweiler breed, maybe it's time to move on and find another "healthier" breed?
This is what I'm seeing and I'm the novice here. So what are the "pros" seeing?  As you can tell, I have no dog in the show in this whatsoever. I'm just curious to your thought process.  |
Interesting response - a bit of a tangent I believe. How do you know that this breeder isn't considering what her bitch has to offer? From what I have read so far, she is just looking for input from members on names of potential good stud dogs. She hasn't mentioned her bitch - so how can you know what she has or has not considered regarding the potential dam?