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12/3/08
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I think before you put the cart before the horse you need to first decide if he is quality to be bred. This will not only come down to how he LOOKS and his pedigree but ALSO his health. It is VERY important that you have him health tested prior to any breeding consideration. I would also require it of any bitch that would like to breed to him. At the VERY least he should have his hips OFA evaluated. This CAN NOT happen until he is over 2 years of age. Once they are evaluated you will get a score *Excellent, Good, Fair, OR Dysplastic (several different degree's) He needs to be at LEAST a fair and REALLY should be a Good or Excellent.
The next set of tests recommended is Heart ( Preferably an ECHO) Danes have a high degree of heart problems, one of which is DCM. It is FAR more likely to effect males then females and is HEREDITARY. Next is Thyroid, again OFA test that is sent off to a lab for evaluation. And lastly CERF ( eye certification) There are eye problems INCLUDING
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Kymber
TTS Great Danes
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12/3/08
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I think before you put the cart before the horse you need to first decide if he is quality to be bred. This will not only come down to how he LOOKS and his pedigree but ALSO his health. It is VERY important that you have him health tested prior to any breeding consideration. I would also require it of any bitch that would like to breed to him. At the VERY least he should have his hips OFA evaluated. This CAN NOT happen until he is over 2 years of age. Once they are evaluated you will get a score *Excellent, Good, Fair, OR Dysplastic (several different degree's) He needs to be at LEAST a fair and REALLY should be a Good or Excellent.
The next set of tests recommended is Heart ( Preferably an ECHO) Danes have a high degree of heart problems, one of which is DCM. It is FAR more likely to effect males then females and is HEREDITARY. Next is Thyroid, again OFA test that is sent off to a lab for evaluation. And lastly CERF ( eye certification) There are eye problems INCLUDING
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Kymber
TTS Great Danes
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12/3/08
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juvenile Cataracts that effect Danes. AGAIN hereditary.
When it comes to the pedigree. . .well first off you want to KNOW the pedigree so that you are not breeding to a dog that is too closely related to your dog :) Then you also want to know as much health info as you can about the pedigree ( research) You want to evaluate the number of Champions in the pedigree along with as many pictures as you can in order to have an idea of the weakness's of the line ( IE: weak top lines are in X amount of dogs. . .well then you don't breed to a dog with a weak top line. . .)
One or 2 Champions in 5 generations is likely NOT a good pedigree. . . there should be many. . .10 or more.
My 2 cents.
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Kymber
TTS Great Danes
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