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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...

Positon Statement: Cross-Breeding

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

The Functional Dog Collaborative (FDC) supports responsible cross-breeding of dogs. Many pet owners today are interested in acquiring a crossbred dog. While many of them do not have enough information to know what they’re getting (as is also true of many owners...

Position Statement: Genetic Diversity

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

The Functional Dog Collaborative (FDC) does not set a hard line at which genetic diversity for a particular breed is “too low.” We do encourage breeders and breed clubs to consider low genetic diversity as a potential contributor to breed-specific problems,...