Just saw that Cheryl got it to go! It's a great list ... Jo Ann > 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 >
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