Breeder's Resource Center



My intention is to bring together a great many resources for breeders. Breeding sound, healthy, long-lived, typey dogs with great temperaments isn't easy, and we need all the help we can get. If you know of a link or article that you believe contains valuable information, please email it to crawmerk@aol.com. You can also report broken links or send feedback to the same address.

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General information on genetics, breeding strategies, disease control and diversity

Genetics Articles by Sue Ann Bowling

A large collection of articles on canine diversity
Evangelizing Canine Genetic Diversity
The Price of Popularity: Popular Sires and Population Genetics
The Misuse of Health Testing *NEW* Added 07/01/04
Genetic Roulette (a horse site, but good info)
The Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control
The Nature of Genetic Disease
The Genetic Tide: Will it Leave Us High and Dry?
Control of Genetic Disease
Prioritizing Genetic Defects
How to Select Against Genetic Disease with Knowledge, not Hope
Genetics and the Border Collie
Heritability
Heritability a different article on the subject
Phenotypic vs. Genotypic Heterogeneity
A News Age: Veterinary Molecular Genetics
Importing "Outside" Blood: For Better...Or Worse?
Preservation Breeding and Population Genetics
The above site was written about Arabian horses but is germaine to dog breeding as well
Population Genetics Primer
Breeding Theories and Statistics (horse site)
The Responsibility of Allocating Frozen Semen from Dead Dogs
Canine Inherited Disorders Database (CIDD)
The Dalmatian Backcross Project
Bobtailed Boxers
Some Thoughts on the History of Animal Breeding
The Genetic Gamble
Molecular Evolution of the Dog Family
Behavioral Genetics and Animal Science
Heretability and Selection
Cornell Course on Canine Genetics
AKC Canine Health Foundation
The Dog Genome Project
Canine Genetic Analysis Project (CGAP)
Inbreeding and Its Effects on the Immune System
Inbreeding Effects on Recessive Defective Gene Frequency



Color genetics

General Sites

Canine Color Genetics
Genetics of Coat Color in Dogs *NEW* added 01/26/03
Dog Color Genetics and Free Color Predictor Software
Conditions Associated with Coat Color in Dogs
Breed-specific Sites

Genetics of Coat Color in Afghan Hounds
Coat Color Inheritance in the Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Inheritance of Coat Colour in the Australian Cattle Dog and the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
A Field Guide To Coloration of Australian Shepherds
Coat Color Inheritance in Beagles
Colour Paling or Coat Colour Changes in the Bearded Collie
An Overview of Currently Known Belgian Shepherd Dog Coat and Color Genetics
Belgian Color Genetics: There's a little bit of voodoo...
Canine Coat Color - Inheritance and Appearance with an emphasis on Colors in Borzoi
White Haws: A Geneticist's Viewpoint (Boxers)
The White Marking Patterns of Boxers
Inheritance of White Markings in Boxers
Boxer Color and Markings
Inheritance of Color in the Brittany (Epagneul Breton) *NEW* added 01/26/03
Understanding Coat Color Inheritance in the Cardigan Welsh Corgi
The Inheritance of Coat Color in the Chinese Shar-Pei
Dappled Dachshunds
Piebald Dachshunds
Coat and Color Variations in Dalmatians
Doberman Pinscher Color Inheritance Chart
Facts About Albino Dobermans
Genetics of Colors in the English Cocker Spaniel
Color Genetics in German Shepherd Dogs
Genetics of Coat Color in the Giant Schnauzer
Inheritance of Great Dane Coat Color
Color and Pattern Associated Disorders in the Great Dane
Understanding Color Breeding in the Great Dane
The Piebald Dane: Pintos, Parti-colored, Check: the Colour-Headed or White-factored Dane
The Harlequin Family of Dogs: Harls, Merles, Blacks, Whites & More
Mantledane Genetics: How to get & keep Boston-patterned dogs
Harlequin Pattern & Color: Why "fawnikins" are Here to Stay
A Summary of Theories Concerning the Harlequin Variant in the Great Dane
The Great Strip Tease Show, or Understanding Dane Coat Color
Great Dane Genetics Harlequin, Merle, White, and Deafness
Harlequin Coat Color Genetics
The Chocolate Great Dane
Colour Inheritance in the Greyhound
Coat Color Inheritance in Italian Greyhounds
Coat Color Genetics of the Italian Spinone
The Basics of Coat Color Genetics for the Kerry Blue and the Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
B/b, E/e, and Beyond: A Detailed Examination of Coat Color Genetics in the Labrador Retriever
Coat Color Inheritance in the Labrador Retriever
Coat Color Genetics in Lhasa Apsos
Mastiff Coat Colour
Color Inheritance in the Old English Mastiff
Genetics of Colour of the Minature Schnauzer
The Heredity of Colour in Miniature Schnauzers
Coat Color Inheritance in the Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Illustrated guide to PBGV color genetics
Color Genes in the Poodle
Development of Coloration in the Rat Terrier
Coat Color Genetics in Tibetan Mastiffs
Whippet Color Genetics



Disease registries and testing resources

Canine Health Information Center
Orthopedic Foundation For Animals (OFA)
Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF)
Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre
VetGen
OptiGen
Veterinary Heart Institute
BAER Test Sites
PennGen



Articles and information on specific diseases/conditions

Diseases of the Eye

PRA Today: Current Research in Progressive Retinal Atrophy
PRA in Labrador Retrievers
Retinal Disorders in Border Collies
Vitreous Gegeneration Study
Vitreous Degeneration in the Italian Greyhound and Whippet
Coloboma, Cataract, Corneal Dystrophy, and other eye anomalies
Persistent Pupillary Membrane (PPM)
Persistent Pupillary Membrane
Inherited Eye Disease in Aussies
Understanding CEA and its Inheritance
Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA)
Collie Eye Anomaly (Scleral Ectasia Syndrome)
Corneal Dystrophy
Distichiasis
Microphthalmia (Small Eyes)
Retinal Dysplasia

Orthopedic/Musculoskeletal Problems

Legg-Perthe's Disease
Patellar Luxation in Small Breed Dogs
More on Patellas
Medial and Lateral Patellar Luxation
Penn Hip Vs. OFA
Unilateral Hip Dysplasia
Good News, Bad News About Hip Status
Canine Hip Dysplasia, Myths vs. Facts
Relationship of Nutrition to Developmental Skeletal Disease in Young Dogs
Dr. Henry De Boer Jr. on Elbow Dysplasia
Wobbler Syndrome
Exercise Induced Collapse In Labrador Retrievers
Exercise Induced Collapse in Labrador Retrievers...What Do We Know Now?
Labrador Retriever Myopathy

Heart/Cardiovascular Defects

Canine Cardiology Site
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Stenosis
Sub-Aortic Stenosis: The ARC Health Committee Report
Sub-Aortic Stenosis in Rottweilers
SAS
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Aortic Stenosis
Atrial Septal Defect
Boxer Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy
Mitral Valve Dysplasia
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
EVALUATION OF PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS IN DOGS USING FIRST-PASS NUCLEAR ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY

Endocrine Disorders

Diagnosis and Management of Canine Thyroid Disease
Drug-Induced Hypothyroidism
Pituitary Dwarfism
Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar Diabetes)

Autoimmune/Immune System Diseases

The Immune System and Disease Resistance
Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Immune-Mediated Hematologic Disease and Bone Marrow Failure
Immunodeficiency
Demodectic Mange
UC Davis Study on Addison's Disease in Standard Poodles, Leonbergers and Bearded Collies
Canine Perianal Fistulas

Blood Disorders

Treatment of Bleeding Disorders
DNA Studies in Doberman von Willebrand's Disease

Skin/Hair Problems

Collie Nose (Nasal Solar Dermatitis)
Color Dilution Alopecia
Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia

Disorders of the Nervous System, Deafness and Epilepsy

Canine Epilepsy Network
Epilepsy Study in Italian Greyhounds
UC Davis Study on Epilepsy in Belgian Tervuren, Belgian Sheepdogs, Giant Schnauzers, Mastiffs and Poodles
Cerebellar Hypoplasia
Laryngeal Paralysis
Scotty Cramp
Wobbler Syndrome
BAER Test Sites
White Coat Colour and Deafness
Genetics of Deafness in Dogs
Deafness in Dogs and Cats
White-linked Deafness in Australian Shepherds
Great Dane Genetics Harlequin, Merle, White, and Deafness
Hereditary Deafness

Gastrointestinal System Disorders

Pancreatic Hypoplasia
Portal Caval Shunts (Liver Shunts)
Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID)
Inflammatory Bowel Disorder
Copper Storage Disease (Copper Hepatotoxicosis)
Bloat (Torsion) or GASTRIC DILATATION-VOLVULUS (GDV)
Bloat
Bloat

Urinary/Reproductive System Diseases

Cryptorchidism: Undescended Testicles
Phimosis
Fanconi Syndrome
Canine Kidney Disease
Kidney Disorders in Dalmatians
Juvenile Renal Disease

Other

Tracheal Hypoplasia
Ivermectin Toxicity in Collies
Canine Cancer Registry
Genetic Diseases in Dobermans
Narcolepsy Gene Discovered at Stanford
UC Davis Study on Disease in Jack Russell Terriers



Type, structure, gait, temperament, form and function, and selection for same

Your Dog's Anatomy
Which Came First, the Standard or the Dog?
Selecting For Vigor
Heritability of Herding-related Traits
Function v. Style
Conformation Requirements, Working vs. Show Dogs
Shoulders
Measuring Shoulder Angulation
The Short Loin and Other Myths
WIDE Rears
Toeing Out
Angulation and Movement in the Lhasa Apso
The Movement of the Dog
The Long and the Short of it
K-9-Structure email list on YahooGroups
Breeding For Proper Size
Breeding For Temperament
American Temperament Test Society
Animal Locomotion
Consider This: "Natural Or Man-made Exhibit" Part Of Correct Type Is Correct Movement
You Be the Judge...Online Alaskan Malamute Specialty Show



Reproductive technology and resources

Society for Theriogenology
Synbiotics
Canine Cryobank, Inc.
Dr. Hutchinson's Clinic



Breeding husbandry

Drugs to Avoid During Pregnancy or Nursing *NEW* added 01/26/03
Routine Preventive Program for the Intact Bitch
Pre Breeding Exam for the Bitch
Pre Breeding Exam for the Stud Dog
Stress, Infertility and Herpes Infection
Canine Infertility -- A Silent Threat (mycoplasma infection)
Artificial Insemination
Fresh Extended Semen Breeding
Freezing Canine Ovarian Tissue
Pyometria: Therapeutic Alternative to Hysterectomy
The Use of Prostaglandin Therapy for Pyometritis
Lyme Disease, Pregnancy and Monthly Heartworm
Managing the Working Female During Pregnancy
Neutering Male and Female Dogs
Waiting to Breed


Whelping, care and selection of puppies

Whelping Management
Risk Factor Analysis of Neonatal Mortality After Cesarean Section in the Dog
A Watched Bitch Never Whelps
rec.pets.dogs: Breeding, Whelping, and Rearing Puppies FAQ
Medical Indications and Use of Fresh-Frozen Plasma
Feeding Newborn Puppies
Umbilical Hernias
Puppy Problems
Fading Puppies
Swimmer Puppies
Swimmer Puppies
Juvenile Cellulitis or Puppy Strangles
Evaluating Your Puppies
Psst, Wanna Have a Better Puppy?
Pat Hastings' Selection Products
Critical Periods in a Dog's Life -- Developmental Stages
Stages of Socialization
Another Look at the 49th Day



Contracts and screening buyers

Many Sample Contracts
Sample Puppy Buyer Questionnaire
Sample Pet Puppy Contract
Sample Stud Service Contract




Pedigree, Genetics and Kennel Management Software

Breeders Assistant Pedigree Software
Record keeping and pedigree software with open data access and optional advanced genetics.
Dog Color Genetics and Free Color Predictor Software *NEW* added 01/26/03
Articles on dog color genetics, a FREE downloadable color predictor program (just enter the genotypes).
WinCanis (Free)
Breedmate Pedigree Software
Compuped
WinPed
ZooEasy
Pedigree v4
iBreed
Man's Best Friend Software
Champions in Windows
Sibrun's Kennel Management Software




Online Pedigree Databases

Berner-Garde Foundation
Pedigrees Online


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