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The description that follows may be used in its entirety or in an
abbreviated format, depending on what you feel would be
appropriate for your group and the amount of space you have
available for copy.
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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 close to
20 years her passion has been breeding Basset Hounds. The
Orlandi's
have bred over 100 champions under the Topsfield prefix. The Orlandi's Topsfield Kennel
is located on 200 acres in Vermont. Topsfield Bassets hold
numerous Breed and All-Breed records, ranging from Number
One and Number 2 All Breed Hound in 2001 and 2002
respectively, to winning multiple Pedigree, Dog of Year and Nature's
Recipe Awards.
The Orlandi’s have bred
the Top Producing Basset Hound Dam in the history of the
breed and Ch Topsfield Bumper Cars, CD, ROM, is the top
Group Winning Basset Hound in breed history and holds the
record for the most Hound Group Firsts (117) of any hound
breed won in a single year. For 7 consecutive years and
counting, Topsfield
has bred the Number One Basset Hound All Systems in the
country.
Claudia has served on the
Basset Hound Club of America's Health and Research
Committee, Judges' Education Committee and is presently
chairman of Member Education. She judges Basset Hounds,
Dachshunds and Junior Showmanship. Claudia's enthusiasm for
breeding is matched only by her passion for teaching and
working with other dog fanciers in the area of breeder's
education. 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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