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Reproduction
The Program strives to retain natural
breeding practices as much as possible because, as a
landrace breed, the
Lhasa Apso has benefited from contributions by its environment and Tibetan
culture.
The breeding strategy for the program
utilizes the principles of population genetics, rather than selection
toward a written description of how the breed should appear. Selection
criteria for breeding decisions include the age of the dog, parentage and
grand-parentage diversity and health characteristics such as eyes and
sound patellas.
Management for the survival and recovery
of populations requires three processes: defining management
objectives and concerns, monitoring and analyzing population trends, and
formulating and implementing management actions. Goals and objectives have
been established for the Program, along with an extensive Database
designed to provide a comprehensive set of health and physical
characteristics data for future study and analysis.
Above all, do no harm.
Breeding Program
Director, Debby Rothman, has been a breeder of
distinction for over 30 years with more than 80 champion Lhasa Apsos
through her
Fleetfire Kennel
to her credit. In addition, Debby has
achieved worldwide recognition for her publications regarding Renal
Dysplasia, including a segment on Animal Planet. Her contributions to
research behind the DNA test for RD were recently acknowledged in
"This Miserable Thing". With
her deep knowledge of the Lhasa Apso breed, standard breeding approaches,
leading-edge information regarding DNA testing and small population
management programs she is uniquely qualified to make breeding decisions
based on a comprehensive set of criteria.
Articles
A Gathering Storm
A New Kind
of Breeder
Breeding for the Difference
Breeding
Management
Changing Criteria
Dietary
Recommendations for Reproduction
The Tragic
Loss of Bloodlines
and Mentoring in America
Whelping Supplies
Books
Born to Win Breed to
Succeed
Breeding
Better Dogs
Canine Reproduction A
Breeder's Guide
The Joy of Breeding
Your Own Show Dog
Websites
Dr. Carmen Battaglia
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