Breeding “Up”

This usually means using a well-known dog on a poor quality bitch in the hopes her offspring will succeed where she failed.  Stripped down to this raw definition it is obvious what a bad idea this is.  Stud owners should not let themselves be talked into breeding to sub-standard bitches and novices shouldn’t attempt to get better pups this way.

However, it happens all too often, but the outcome nearly always the same:  The proud owners of those new pups find they are not enough better than their mother to be competitive and the stud owner finds the reputation of the sire is damaged by those who see these poor quality pups as typical of what the sire produces. 

Stud owners should allow themselves to become this kennel blind.  Worse is the idea of starting out with admitted “pet” animals and hoping to breed something better somehow.  This falls under the old saw about silk purses and sows ears, but incredibly is still attempted and defended as the way to start in dogs.  You just cannot “get there from here”.

Surely there are more than enough dogs in this world without starting out deliberately to make mediocre litters.

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