[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breeds
- From: Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:04:07 -0800 (PST)
A breed is only a breed because someone thought it should be. The black russian
terrier, for example, is a newly created breed because the Russians thought
they wanted a specific dog for a specific job. Set up a plan, followed it, had
a breed that bred fairly true in short order.
If they were to come up with a standard for "doodles", start a stud book, keep
breeding to select for specific traits, they would have a breed in a relatively
short time. Of course, first they would have to agree on what this "doodle"'s
standard should be. The Russians did it quickly because they agreed on the
goal. Here we would have endless fights about my dog being right while yours
isn't.
Other than having a group of people supporting a specific select gene pool, and
by limiting it to a specific pheno/geno type, making the resulting breedings
fairly predictable, there is little difference between a mixed breed and a
purebred. I happen to like knowing what I am going to get. But I will say that
some of the best dogs I have ever worked with have been mixes who happened to
be the right dog in the right place.
Ruth
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From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
To: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: wdlnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ShowGSD04 Showgsd-l List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 5:18:03 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breeds
Actually, the original thread was a question. While there are some
very old breeds that breed true, most of the breeds originate from
cross or purpose breeding, right? and those traits of crossbreeding
pop out today, still. Were most of these started for sale, fad or
social standing? Peke? Min Poodle? Pug? or for purpose... GSDs,
Weims, Dobes, Huskies. And is there a big difference between those
two goals in breeding/cross breeding today? I'm just asking. Didn't
mean to get on whether long coats, whites or greens should be or
shouldn't be dq'd.
Storm
On Jan 28, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Karen M. Carloni wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:13:03 -0500, Birgit Rhoads
> <wdlnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I do believe that weimeraners don't always breed true. I
>> think there maybe occurrences of long coats and off colors.
>
> Longhaired Weims are perfectly acceptable in many other
> countries, as are German Longhaired Pointers, Wirehaired
> Vizslas and black and white Brittanys (Epagneul Breton).
> Just because we CHOOSE to disqualify some trait in the USA
> doesn't make that trait bad or universally wrong! All of
> these breeds and varieties are coming to the USA, if they
> are not already here. I, for one, am very excited. The
> more Sporting breeds the better, imo!! :)
>
> --
> Karen C.
> Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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