Here is my second part of the article about adding the Smooth qualities to the Longhair . There is a lot of talk about pedigrees and what was being added. I am hoping we take the time to consider what I have written and how to be as successful as Mary Howell was back in the days that she started crossing her Bayard bitches to the best of Ben Klimkiewicz’ Smooths. I want all of us to be as successful as Mary was as she really helped the Longhair Variety.
Finally, I am finished and here is the first part on crossing coats and why it was done. I hope I have not talked too much about pedigrees, but somehow I always like to see what happens when I read a new pedigree. I always hope the right choices were made and I certainly think they were really on the money with how they got the Standard Wire better. Most are Standards that I talk about, because Standards were what I bred, but the same perspectives still apply in either Miniature or Standard crossing.
I just wrote an article about Robert and just published it today! It is a long one. I hope some people enjoy it.
I just finished my post about my “E” Litter and it was my first cross using Gerolf on my dogs. It was a good one and a lot of Dachshund History comes from it as well. If you are interested, you can read about it here:
The Boondox “E” Litter – The Dachshund History Project (dachshundhistoryonline.com)
I just wrote an article about CH B’s Javelin de Bayard ROMO and his producing abilities. Give it a read and let me know what you think of it.
Sometimes, untrained dogs are being shown and what do we, as Judges, do with them. That is one way of looking at this problem and I discuss it a little here. Read it and think about what I am saying.
Being More Flexible in the Show Ring – The Dachshund History Project (dachshundhistoryonline.com)
New article published by Dan Harrison about the way to breed better Dachshunds. It is sort of wordy so please read it and let me know whether it leads the way.
Making the Best Better Than Before – The Dachshund History Project (dachshundhistoryonline.com)
Here are some thoughts on what I was trying to do when I started making changes on my first AKC Champion, CH Rose Farms Choo Choo ROMX to improve her just a little and seeing the progress I made in arriving to my most succesful Smooth, CH Boondox Ipsy Pipsy ROMX. I try to show what I was tryng to change in each generation and whether these differences occurred as expected or not.
Here are my thoughts on my recent trip to Brisbane to judge the 13th National Australian Dachshund Sweepstakes
Read it and tell me what you think.
A May “Fall” in Brisbane – The Dachshund History Project (dachshundhistoryonline.com)
Another version about me and Fran, Manon and Danielle just got published!