Picking A Suitable Stud Dog
Choosing the best stud dog for your female Dalmatian can be very hard. The two main factors to be considered should be the stud’s conformation and his pedigree. Conformation is fairly clear; you desire a dog that is typical of the breed in the words of the “Standard of perfection.” On the other hand, understanding pedigrees is a bit more complicated because the pedigree lists the lineage of the dog. It involves individuals and bloodlines which you may not be totally familiar of. Make an effort to discuss the various dogs behind the planned stud with some of the more experienced breeders. Begin with the breeder of your own female Dalmatian. Such breeders can provide you useful information as well as suggest opinions of them.
Do not rush out and breed to the most recent winner with no thought of whether or not he can create true quality. It is the producing record of the stud Dalmatian that should be the foundation on which you make your selection. Breeding dogs is not a profitable business. By the time you pay a stud fee, care for the female during pregnancy, whelp the litter, and back the puppies through their early shots, worming, etc…, you will be lucky enough to break even monetarily once the puppies have been sold. Your probability of doing this are greater if you are breeding for a show-quality litter which will bring you higher prices, as the pups are sold as show prospects.
Your wisest investment is to use the best stud dog accessible for your female Dalmatian despite of the cost if you desire to generate valuable puppies. Keep in mind that it is equally expensive to raise average puppies as it is to raise top ones, and your odds of financial return are better on the latter.
There are three options for breeding your female Dalmatian: line-breeding, in-breeding, and out-cross breeding. Line-breeding is breeding a female dog to a stud belonging initially to the similar canine family, and descended from the same ancestors, such as half-brother to half-sister, grand-sire to granddaughter, niece to uncle (and vice-versa) or cousin to cousin. Inbreeding is breeding father to daughter, mother to son, or full brother to sister. Out-cross breeding is breeding a male and a female Dalmatian with no or simply a few mutual ancestors.
For a novice breeder, line-breeding is perhaps the safest course to obtain and the one most likely to bring estimated results. The more complicated inbreeding should be left to the experienced, longtime breeders who have complete knowledge and understanding of the risks and the possibilities involved with a specific line. It is frequently done in an effort to strengthen some perfect feature in that strain. Out-crossing is the reverse of inbreeding, an attempt to initiate improvement in a certain feature that wants correction, such as a shorter back, better movement, more accurate head or coat, etc.
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