Claudia, it is just a general statement. There are always exceptions, but it tends to be true more often than not. BTW Domino was still overdone as an adult. I think that the "overdone" that we are talking about here is actually a dog that carries both desirable genes in the gene loci that make a difference in the puppies. For example, if there were a gene pair for correct eyes, they would have both genes for correct eyes. (this is simplified for clarity). This means that the dog would only have a desirable gene to give to every offspring. Another term used for the overdone dog is prepotent.
You sometimes find this happening with the dam, but not as often. Our first Cavalier, Mary, always produced better than herself or the stud used, no matter who the stud was. She wasn't so bad, she took a 4 point major (WB) the first time she was shown and this was a CKCSC show in 1982. I have heard of other prepotent dams and I believe that there has been several in Cavaliers. Eng.Ch. Vairire Charmaine of Crisdig would be a good example. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claudia Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 7:03 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Influential > In a message dated 12/13/01 9:20:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > An overdone or exaggerated stud tends to be prepotent for his good traits. > > That is why he seems to stamp his looks on his offspring. I remember Ch. > > Dreamridge Domino (an American Cocker). He was so overdone that his breeder > > decided to not evaluate his potential until he was about a year old. He > > 'came into' himself by then, finished easily and went on to sire over 103 > > champion offspring. > > hi susan, > are you talking about an overdone puppy here who when matured, came around? > there is a big difference. i dont think you can make a broad statement that > an overdone dog will be prepotent for his good traits. too genereal a > statement. a mature overdone dog will and can also produce overdone. there > we go again with pheno/genotype. > claudia > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
