Planning A Breeding
Planning A Breeding
Kathy Lorentzen
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
02/01/2012: February 2012 Employee of the Month Carol Wiedmayer Registration Carol has worked at UKC since April 13, 2005. She had lost her previous job unexpectedly and thought this would be a good place to send her resume. Carol graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 1973 and had taken some college courses at KVCC. Carol... Read more here. 
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A person could almost say that the history of the English Coonhound is the history of all coonhounds — and he wouldn’t be too far wrong. With the exception of the Plott Hound, all the UKC breeds of coonhounds have a common ancestry that is deeply rooted in the English Foxhound.
The English was first registered by UKC in 1905, under the name of English Fox & Coonhound. English hounds have excelled in both performance and conformation. The first major coonhound Field Trial of all time, the first Leafy Oak, was won by an English dog called “Bones”, owned by Colonel Leon Robinson. |
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