Planning A Breeding
Planning A Breeding
Kathy Lorentezen
Your Grand Champion girl is nearly three years old, physically and temperamentally sound and possesses all the health clearances that are appropriate for her breed. (Or you would not be considering breeding her at all, right?) With that question answered in the affirmative, at this point your thoughts turn to the whelping box and you are excited at the prospect of creating a new generation and finding your next dog show star. Where do you begin the process of finding the dog that will be the best for her as a mate?
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Basic Whelping Kit
The items on this list may not be all you will ever need when delivering a litter of puppies; but if your dog is expecting its first litter, these are items you may want to have in one location. You really don’t want to scurry all over the house hysterically searching for an item when you need to remain cool, calm and collected. Read more here.  |  |
Who's Your Daddy?
As a customer service representative for the largest performance registry in the United States I have run into some really unusual questions. We try to prepare ourselves to have an accurate answer for every feasible question we may be asked. Occasionally, a customer throws you a curve ball, and no matter how educated you are on your area of expertise, you don’t have an answer. Read more here.  |  |
Normal vs. Breech Birth
The birthing process can happen in many forms. As a breeder you have to be prepared for any malpresentation. Have a veterinarian on call for anything you need help with. Read more here  |  |
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Recent News At UKC
03/15/2010: Video highlights From American Leopard Hound Days Here are some video highlights from the recent 1st Annual American Leopard Hound Days in Sparta, IL.... Read more here.
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This Weekend At UKC
UKC is pleased to announce that the running of the 2010 UKC World Squirrel Dog Championship will take place in Franklin, Indiana, and will be hosted by the Johnson County Hound Club. The event date will be Saturday, March 20th. New this year will be last chance qualifying events which will take place on Friday, March 19th and will feature a.m. and p.m. qualifiers. There will also be a World Championship Bench Show which will take place Friday evening. Clubs wishing to conduct qualifying events between now and then are encouraged to call UKC Field Representative Eugene Hill (256) 596-0568 or UKC Field Representative Marty Stanton (812) 343-0958. Good luck to all ! (More Information).
National Hunting Beagle Association Days is also this weekend in Missouri. Come on out and enjoy the event with us! NHBA sectional runoffs on Friday and a 2 day hunt Saturday and Sunday.(More Information).
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UKC's third most widely registered breed is the Bluetick Coonhound. It is most likely that the Bluetick is principally descended from the quick foxhounds of England with some introduction of the blood of various French hounds which were used for hunting big game. The French dogs were known as being very cold nosed. George Washington received five such French hounds from General Lafayette. Blueticks were originally registered with UKC as English. In 1946, at the request of the Bluetick fanciers, UKC began registering Blueticks as a separate breed. |

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