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The description that follows may be used in its entirety or in an
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ADVERTISING COPY FOR: The ABC's of Dog Breeding: What
Every Breeder Should Know!
By Claudia Waller Orlandi, PhD
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Claudia's involvement with the dog fancy began some 40 years
ago as a junior handler. Although she has owned and shown
various breeds since, for over 20 years her passion has been
breeding Basset Hounds. Claudia and her late husband, Dom
have bred over 115 champions under the Topsfield prefix. The Orlandi's Topsfield Kennel is located on 200 acres in
Vermont and can house 40-50 Basset Hounds. Topsfield
Bassets hold numerous Breed and All-Breed records, multiple
Pedigree, Dog of Year and Nature's Recipe Awards in addition
to National Specialty winners al all levels.
Nationally campaigned hounds include Ch Topsfield
Bumper Cars, CD, ROM; Ch Topsfield-Sanchu Sports Car, ROM; Ch Topsfield Beethoven; Ch Topsfield
American Express and Ch Topsfield Vision Silver Noodles, all handled by
Bryan Martin. Ch Topsfield-Sanchu Yahtzee, Ch Sanchu-Topsfield Go Cars;
Ch Topsfield Mozart and Ch Topsfield-Sanchu Pop Art O’Bridi have been
handled by Sue Frischmann. Bumper Cars, a National BISS Winner, was the
Number One Hound All Breeds in 2001 and Number Two Hound All Breeds in
2002 and is the top Group Winning Basset Hound in the history of the
breed with 250 group firsts. Winner of 45 Bests in Show, Bumper Cars
also holds the record for most Hound Group firsts (117) of any hound
breed won in a single year. Ch Topsfield-Vision Silver Noodles is the
top winning Basset Hound bitch in breed history. In the last 10 years,
Topsfield Basset Hounds have won over 100 All Breed Bests in Show, over
500 Group Firsts and numerous Best in Specialty wins. They have also
received a record breaking 4 Hound Dog of the Year Awards, which is
awarded to the hound winning the most group firsts in a calendar year.
They have been Number One Basset Hound All Systems for a record 9
consecutive years. Topsfield Bassets hold a unique 2002 BHCA National
Specialty record, receiving Winners Dog and Reserve Winners Dog, Winners
Bitch and Reserve Winners Bitch, 3 Awards of Merit and BOS in Sweeps
under 4 breeder judges at that one National Specialty (entry of 330).
Topsfield bred a 2003 Top Producing Basset Hound Sire and the 2002, 2003
and 2004 Top Producing Basset Dams. Ch Topsfield Jingle Bells, ROM, is
the Top Producing Basset Hound Dam in the breed’s history, with 21
titled offspring.
Claudia has served on the Basset Hound Club of America’s
Health and Research Committee and has chaired Member
Education for which she has designed an innovative concept
called Basset Hound University. Since 2009 she has been
Chairman of BHCA Judges/Breeders Education and since 1997
she has authored the column, “Breeder’s Toolbox,” in the
BHCA newsletter. She speaks at numerous National Specialties
and dog clubs and has been a speaker for the AKC/CHF
Breeder’s Symposia, the Eukanuba Breeder’s
Symposium and various AKC Judge’s Institutes
and has developed a home study program for breeders called
the
ABC’s of Dog Breeding, which is sponsored by the
American Kennel Club and the Canine Health Foundation.
She conducts the following seminars: The ABC’s of Dog
Breeding; Anatomy Review for Judges and
Breeders; Hands-On Angle Evaluation in Dogs
and the BHCA Judges’ Education Seminar on the Basset
Hound. She judges Basset Hounds, Dachshunds, PBGV’s,
Beagles, Basenjis, Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Junior
Showmanship. She is a 2009
Dogs in Review Outstanding Breeder nominee and winner of the
2009 American Kennel Club Breeder of the Year
award. She has conducted over 125 seminars on dog breeding
and canine anatomy.
Her home study program, the ABC’s of Dog
Breeding, is based on the enthusiastic response to her
educational seminars on breeding and her belief that
anyone can and should understand the practical rules of
animal breeding and canine genetics in their quest to breed
better, healthier dogs.
THE ABC'S
OF DOG BREEDING PROGRAM:
The
ABC’s of Dog Breeding
Home Study Program was developed to help fill
the need for an affordable, easy-to-understand course of
study on dog breeding, which is suitable for club structured
breeder’s education and appropriate for breeders of all
breeds of dog. The goal of the ABC’s of Dog Breeding
is to take a practical, step-by-step-approach to the art and
science of breeding.
It is thanks to our understanding of the proven breeding
strategies of livestock species that we know the importance
of applying genetic principles to the breeding of companion
animals like dogs and horses. The ABC’s textbook
outlines 7 key breeding tools and concepts, which include
(1) genetics, (2) breeding systems, (3) pedigree, (4)
selection, (5) anatomy, (6) kennel blindness and (7) genetic
defects. In addition to discussing the basic rules of
heredity, the ABC’s of Dog Breeding also
addresses many of the common misconceptions that have been
handed down from dog breeder to dog breeder.
The ABC’s of Dog Breeding Home Study
Program includes a series of workbook exercises.
Breeders who send in their completed exercises to the
American Kennel club will receive a
Certificate of Completion.
The ABC’s of Dog
Breeding seminar is an introduction to the topics that
are covered in the home study program and explains many of
the practical genetic breeding principles that can benefit
breeders of all breeds of dogs.
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A Sample Pre-Registration Form is
included below:
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SAMPLE REGISTRATION FORM TO USE AS POSSIBLE
MODEL FOR YOUR CLUB:
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The ABC’s of Dog Breeding seminar
is easy to understand and fun to learn.
The
session will be followed by a hands-on workshop on how
to determine shoulder angulation and placement. |
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Who: Claudia Orlandi
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What: ABC's of Dog Breeding Seminar
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When: Friday, January 20, 200?
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ? |
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Where: ?????????? |
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Cost: $25 each or $30/Couple
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ABC’s of Dog Breeding Home
Study Book (optional) $25 (normal retail price is $30
plus $5 S & H) |
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Attendees who complete the ABC’s of Dog Breeding
workbook exercises and send them to AKC will receive a
Certificate of Completion |
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Although it is not required, pre-registration is
suggested if you wish to pre-order the ABC's of
Breeding book at the special seminar price. |
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Name(s)_______________________________________________________________
Address
______________________________________City/State/Zip____________
Telephone ______________________Email_________________Fax______________
_______I would like to sign up for the seminar
($25 per person; $30 per couple)
_______I would like to order ______ copies of
the ABC's of Dog Breeding book @ $25 each
Mail
form and check made out to My Kennel Club to:
Jane Doe, 1234 Dog Lane,
Anywhere, State 00000-1111
For further information contact
C Doe at
cdoe@aol.com
(555) 555-5555 or
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