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...
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...
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,...
