Quote Originally Posted by Black Hand View Post
That's just all on paper. It doesn't tell us what the dogs really are genetically. The son could be a clone of his father or vice versa for the triple bred dog. They could be the furthest thing from dog X even though the ped says differently. I would base my mode of action on my knowledge of the two dogs and not the pedigree.
Exactly right

Selection is the key ... not the pedigree ... how well the individual dog represents the desired ancestors himself.

Jack