Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2014 17:44:22 GMT -5
Interesting read. Thanks Jean!
One source of uncertainty in the tests is the source materials used to reference "pure breeds". I can say with 100% certainty not all pure bred dogs are as pure as represented. Now I am not making any specific accusations here. What I am saying is some breeders will lie about the sire/dam to AKC to keep the books straight but utilize outbred dogs to secretly increase the conformity of their "bloodlines". The AKC system is only as good as the info provided to it.
When Hobo the Wonderdog was a wee bugger (think 2004) I had the rare and beautiful opportunity to bring him literally everywhere I went. Work, errands, friends, family... . Only Target and food places said no to him! On TWO occasions I had "Min-Pin" breeders ask if they could use him to make a litter or two. They would compensate with money or puppies.... . The problem is Hobo is a mixed breed of grizzle color. His body shape and posture are pure mini pinscher tho'. They wanted those genes added to their bloodlines. But he was castrated already.....
Unless AKC has an outcross program I have never heard of (possible) those folks was cheatin' and those bloodlines would make poor representatives in these tests. And their descendants owners down the line would never know.
Another source of uncertainty in those tests is the judgement of the scientists deciding what makes a "breed". Of course, we all know they can use those tests to differentiate individual specimens. But not every specimen is a "breed" so they have to dull down the results. If they back off too far, then the breeds start to blur together. If they are too precise, then errors happen that way too.
I have come to the conclusion genetics is more of an art than a science when it comes to stuff like this and that is why I never spent the dough on Hobo. Genetics to see markers for hips or cancers or whatevers is a very precise test and very scientific and reliable.
One source of uncertainty in the tests is the source materials used to reference "pure breeds". I can say with 100% certainty not all pure bred dogs are as pure as represented. Now I am not making any specific accusations here. What I am saying is some breeders will lie about the sire/dam to AKC to keep the books straight but utilize outbred dogs to secretly increase the conformity of their "bloodlines". The AKC system is only as good as the info provided to it.
When Hobo the Wonderdog was a wee bugger (think 2004) I had the rare and beautiful opportunity to bring him literally everywhere I went. Work, errands, friends, family... . Only Target and food places said no to him! On TWO occasions I had "Min-Pin" breeders ask if they could use him to make a litter or two. They would compensate with money or puppies.... . The problem is Hobo is a mixed breed of grizzle color. His body shape and posture are pure mini pinscher tho'. They wanted those genes added to their bloodlines. But he was castrated already.....
Unless AKC has an outcross program I have never heard of (possible) those folks was cheatin' and those bloodlines would make poor representatives in these tests. And their descendants owners down the line would never know.
Another source of uncertainty in those tests is the judgement of the scientists deciding what makes a "breed". Of course, we all know they can use those tests to differentiate individual specimens. But not every specimen is a "breed" so they have to dull down the results. If they back off too far, then the breeds start to blur together. If they are too precise, then errors happen that way too.
I have come to the conclusion genetics is more of an art than a science when it comes to stuff like this and that is why I never spent the dough on Hobo. Genetics to see markers for hips or cancers or whatevers is a very precise test and very scientific and reliable.
