A week ago the Royal Kennel Club (RKC) published their report ‘A New Future for Dog Breeding‘ that details the ways in which the RKC is going to support pedigree dog breeding to safeguard the future of pedigree dogs. The report is detailed and comprehensive and has been widely welcomed by many stakeholders from the world of dogs.
One topic that is addressed in the report is that of popular sires with the report acknowledging that popular sires are a major concern to many breeders as well as the external experts that contributed to the report. The impact of a popular sire varies between breeds, depending on the number of litters they sire, how many of their offspring are bred from, and the background genetic diversity of the breed breed. Continue reading
