McSquizzie
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Re: Duh, What?!?
quote: Originally posted by mdmorrison
"No one has DNA figured out, so speculate away....."
That kinda thinking is largely responsible for why NONE of us, regardless of what STRAIN of OMC we hunt, can look upon our dog's papers with reasonable certainty that they are correct. OMCBA breeding and pup registration operates on the "Honor System," i.e., it is entirely dependent upon the honesty of the breeder and his submission of information to our Registrar.
For years now I've told anybody that woud listen, including my fellow BOD members, that I have NO interest in going back and "digging up old bones," so-to-speak by using DNA to undo years of registration. Rather, what I would have liked to have seen, but have since given up on, is a requirement that breeding pairs be DNA profiled in order to register any pups out of them. The only time a pup out of such cross need be DNA'd would be if it is later bred. It wouldn't cut out all dishonesty and false papering, but it'd be a great help, with DNA profiles available at a central processing center of the OMCBA's choosing for verification if and when a question arose.
That's my 2 cents, spend it as you see fit, but don't tell me and others that DNA is some grand mystery or passing fad, amounting to little more than speculation........
Mark.
As I so clearly stated above, I was referring to having a dog DNAd to see what his ancestry was. A good friend has DNA pulled on his dual grand blue tick, I don't remember the reason. Anyway, they had been hunting and breeding this line of hounds since the 70's. when the results came back, they said his blue tick was 75% Irish setter, some part bull terrier and part some little lap dog, I don't remember exactly. My point is, no one DOES have DNA all figured out, or there wouldn't be any culls, every litter would be world quality, etc....I am all for having to DNA a dog, to prove parentage, and provide a pic of said dog at the time to go on the paper with DNA, before u can register any pups from it.
1. It would stop a lot of crosses made from so/so dogs.
2. Would eliminate a lot of the paper swapping.
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