A pedigree represents a family. The names contained in pedigrees represent real dogs. How the dogs in your puppy's family tree lived, their temperaments, their physical capabilities and how and when they died has a bearing on your puppy's health, structure, soundness and temperament. If you don't think a puppy's ancestors have an important influence on the kind of puppy you end up with, ask yourself if you'd like your daughter to marry into a family of serial killers. Would you like to raise the grandchildren?
My new puppy girl Date of Birth 12/20/2006 | The Puppy's Father
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The Puppy's Paternal Grandmother Did she have c-sections? She's still alive at age 12 and so are all her sisters. She produced lots of conformation champions.
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The Puppy's Mother How old is she? How are her littermates doing? Has she had other litters? Does she have a good temperament? Was she easy to train?
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The Puppy's Maternal Grandfather He retired at age 5 and was a top winning AKC champion. He had surgery for bloat at age 2. His offspring from 20 litters had good orthopedics, many got hip and elbow clearances from OFA.
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The Puppy's Maternal Grandmother She died at age 3 of cancer. All her littermates had health problems, most died before age 7. She had 2 litters; several went to breeders.
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