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" Perspective is nothing else than the seeing of an object through a sheet of glass, on the surface of which may be marked all the things that are behind the glass." Leonardo da Vinci
Breeding dogs involves far more than one would imagine. It begins here, with my own dogs and follows every offspring to its new family; starting a commitment which is for the life of the dog. I would like to think of myself as someone interested in learning more about issues that involve the Canidae as a whole with respect to Genetics,Gene Pool Integrity,Social Impact and the Ethics involved with these aspects. They apply most certainly to the Bergamasco, rare as it is and with a proportionately delicate gene pool. It is therefore, paramount, in my opinion, to work internationally at identifying and sustaining an open,healthy awareness of all the variables that contribute to maintaining this breed. One perspective that I find very appealing is the breeding approach for that of "a whole working dog", not just as a conformation animal and that showing, in the ring and in the field, will be to test the success and show the values of a breeder`s program. Not just conformation as the reason for breeding.The background for understanding the issues of Breeding, Ethics , Genetics, can make for one big headache(whew, no kidding;-)...so...on this page you will find a series of very readable and incredibly interesting articles, research papers and opinions. All of them are pertinent to the Bergamasco, some using equally vulnerable breeds sharing common problems as their focal point. I found them very helpful and refer to them frequently.Please feel free to check back often for updates and new material.As ever, this is a simple list composed as 'food for thought'.
Updated: Jan/04/07 April/14/07 July/28/07 An Overview:
Breeding for the New Millenium Breeding Dogs For the New Millenium The Poodle and the Chocolate Cake Info Dog:Quality vs Quantity;Thoughts on Registrations and more*
Important Breeding/Genetic Issues and Dangers:Purebred Dogs-Achieving Genetic Health
Important Health Issues and Information:Long Term Health Effects of Spay/Neuter in Dogs* Vaccinations for the New Puppy
Canine Nutrition:
Going Raw- Linda Aronson DVM Picking the Bones of the Raw Diet Debate- *excellent* award winning journalism-a must read
...and for Humans too: Inside the Bottle * - http://www.polarisinstitute.org/ 4 Things To Hate About Bottled Water "The significant problems we have, cannot be solved with the same level of thinking with which we created them." Albert Einstein
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