Hi list, I have the book McGuffin &Co. by R H Oppenheimer, written in 1964 The twenty basic breeding principles are taken from "The Complete Bull Terrier" by Ernest Eberhard written in 1957.
1. Don't make use of indiscriminate outcrosses. A judiciou outcross can be of great value; an injudicious one can produce an aggregation of every imaginable fault inthe breed. 2. Don't line breed just for the sake of line breeding. Line breeding with complementary types can bring great rewards; with unsuitable ones it will lead to immediate disaster. 3. Don't take advice from people who have always been unsuccessful breeders. If their opinions were worth having they would have proved it by their successes. 4.Don't believe the popular cliche about the brother or sister of the great champion being just as good to breed from. For every on that is there are hundreds that are not. Depends on the animal concerned. 5.Don't credit your dogs with virtues they don't possess. Self-deciet is a stepping stone to failure. The rest to follow. Jo Ann ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
