Picking from litter based on color?

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Over all I would think that it is a roll of the dice but I tend to keep pups out of litters that over all favor the dam/sir that I'm hoping to gain something from. Such as if a sir is short built,red and active I will most likely hang on to the ones that have this look. Although I don't care for raising pups and much rather get a dog at the 9-13 month old range I believe when it comes to breeding if you have watched a pup grow up to earn breeding rights you have a good chance of picking a pup that follows that dogs ways as a pup. So I do believe that raising pups does help one gain a good eye for picking good ones out

[Officially Retired]

Over all I would think that it is a roll of the dice

I hear people say this all the time, as if every person who makes a breeding has the exact same chance of getting "the same results" when they breed their dogs, as any other man who's breeding dogs. This of course is utter rubbish. The truth is, some people will never get consistent success (or success at all) with their breeding choices, because they simply do not know what they're doing genetically, while other breeders enjoy reliable and consistent success, and can sustain it over the years, and that is because they know exactly what they're working with genetically, and how to bring-out the traits they want with their breeding choices.

Therefore, if breeding dogs is a "roll of the dice," then knowing what you're doing genetically when you're breeding dogs means that you're rolling *LOADED* dice

Cheers

Jack