Breeding good quality dogs to our Breed Standard is not difficult, the
hard part is in programming your brain.
You add software to a computer to make it run quickly and efficiently,
you pack into the programs information that your business needs for its
everyday running. Breeding dogs is no different, if you are building a
house you have plans and specifications. The Standard of our Breed is
our plan and specifications; it also spells out what is not allowed.
It is essential that you not only know the written word but understand
how the dog was derived, the basic ingredients were the Bull Dog the
English White Terrier and the Dalmatian, the Bulldog gave big bone and
courage, the English White terrier gave agility, aggressiveness and
improved breathing, the Dalmatian good movement, balance with well laid
shoulders and angulated pelvis, the Fourth type is the one I hope
everyone is trying to breed the Complete Mixture of the other Three.
In our breed the mixture tends to come apart at the seams, some dogs
lean towards the Terrier in type, some towards the Dalmatian some
towards the Bulldog, the difference is often subtle but the clever
breeder can see the skeleton of the dog under the skin and realizes that
whilst Type must prevail mating two animals who compliment each other
produces the best results.
To make it simple, select the right length of bone, with good
angulations
of shoulder and pelvis, double up on the virtues of both animals, mask
any faults with a virtue and you will have some pups that will be better
than their parents, this particularly true if they are line bred.
Having done the necessary mental work, you should have in your mind a
picture of the perfect dog that you would like to breed, when you decide
to buy a bitch pup look at both parents, see if in your mind they are of
good type and whether you think that they compliment each other, do not
decide in a hurry, if you make a mistake, even if you are a clever
breeder it can set you back 10 years in your breeding program and you
can be sure your partner will not let you sell your mistake.
Finally buy the best
bitch that you can
it may cost more now but will save you years in your breeding program.
