8.0. Maintaining A Breed
To maintain the characteristics of the breed it is necessary to continually breed the dogs with others possessing the same characteristics.
Baby, our AmStaff, was bred by Half-pint, another AmStaff. Nether dog has ever been used for dogfighting.
So, are the ten puppies that came from that union, i.e., the first litter, puppies that were bred for dogfighting?
How many would be suitable for dogfighting, and what happens to the rest?
Will the breeding of the puppies from this first litter that were not suitable for dogfighting propagate a new second litter of puppies that will be suitable for dogfighting or will that characteristic be diminished in the second and subsequent litters?
Have their dogfighting “genes” been diminished with each subsequent breeding, if they ever had any?
How many generations will it take for them to lose their dogfighting instincts and abilities, if they ever had any?
Does the fact that one or more dogs of a particular breed was successful at a particular athletic endeavor mean that all of their breed will be equally successful?
Secretariat was one of the best race horses in history: however, none of his offspring has won the Triple Crown since he did it in 1973. He sired an estimated 600 foals. None won the Triple Crown. The point being that just because one animal was very good at what it did does not mean that its descendants are going to be good at the same endeavor.
The same applies to humans and all other animals. Children are not necessarily going to achieve the same level of success as their parents. They may be more or less successful, and frequently, it is not going to be in the same endeavors as their parents. So to with animals.
Have you heard of any of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, etc. sons being contenders for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship?
