Anyone who has ever read my breeding related articles, English or Finnish, probably knows that I heavily promote mean kinship as the ultimate tool to help in breeding of small populations. There are o [...]
The European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists ECVO (www.ecvo.org) recommends yearly ophthalmic examinations, starting before first breeding for a breeding animal, and three examinations in a lif [...]
Koska tällä kertaa aikomuksena on vain jakaa pieni pala kiinnostavaa dataa eikä kirjoitella sen kummempia, kirjoitan postauksen sekä suomeksi että englanniksi samaan syssyyn. Toivottavasti selailu pys [...]
With the current situation in the world I thought it could be nice to pause, look back on my breeding and share some facts and thoughts with everyone. Originally, I was planning on writing something l [...]
Purebred dogs is a dear subject for many. But what does it mean to be purebred? Large numbers of dog breeds were influenced by other populations at one point or another, even if enthusiasts of those [...]
The English blog hasn't really gotten much love, so here we go with something very simple that is often on people's minds: inbreeding calculation, COI, coefficient of inbreeding. A big deal and an imp [...]
For a few years now, I've published some basic statistics on the differences of short and longhaired Dutch Shepherds. All of this info is in Finnish, so this time, to allow any interested non Finnish- [...]
