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Joyce Briggs: What the State of Shelter Adoptions Today Means for Breeders

Joyce Briggs: What the State of Shelter Adoptions Today Means for Breeders

by Functional Dog Collaborative | Feb 18, 2021 | Podcast, Shelter/Rescue

Joyce Briggs: What the State of Shelter Adoptions Today Means for Breeders Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks about how to breed dogs for function and for health: behavioral and...
Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt. 2): The International Working Dog Registry

Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt. 2): The International Working Dog Registry

by Functional Dog Collaborative | Sep 23, 2020 | Physical Health/Disease, Podcast, Working Dogs

Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt. 2): The International Working Dog Registry Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks about how to breed dogs for function and for health: behavioral and...
Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt. 2): The International Working Dog Registry

Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt 1): The Science of Animal Breeding

by Functional Dog Collaborative | Sep 17, 2020 | Genetics Research, Physical Health/Disease, Podcast, Working Dogs

Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt 1): The Science of Animal Breeding Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks about how to breed dogs for function and for health: behavioral and physical. This...
Marina Phillips: Breeding Cooperatives

Marina Phillips: Breeding Cooperatives

by Functional Dog Collaborative | Sep 10, 2020 | Podcast, Reproduction, Working Dogs

Marina Phillips: Breeding Cooperatives Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks about how to breed dogs for function and for health: behavioral and physical. This podcast is brought to...

Position Statement: Outcrossing

by Functional Dog Collaborative | Sep 1, 2020 | Position Statements, Uncategorized

The Functional Dog Collaborative (FDC) supports periodic outcrossing as a normal part of maintaining a purebred population. Genetic diversity is lost every generation in a closed population [Sources of variation – An Introduction to Genetic Analysis]. This means...
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