Well said, Laura and Joanne! Laura Trunk: The only way to lessen the appearance of > or > severity of polygenic faults is by knowing as much about what the > genotype > of any dog you plan to breed as possible. The ONLY way you get > information > about the genotype of that dog is by knowing as much about family > members, > ancesters and offspring (if any yet). The MORE information you > have > available, the more you know about a particular dog's genotype > and the > BETTER job you can do in lessening polygenic faults. The less > you know, the > HARDER it is to breed to improve polygenic traits. > > Therefore, anyone who does not SHOUT every single test result > they have is > doing a great disservice to all breeders-- AND ESPECIALLY TO THE > DOGS!
I > want to know > what is behind my puppies in the 3rd and 4th generation, > health-wise as well as > conformation. It's just a lot easier if this information is > readily available. > -- Joanne Opel __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
