Today is our Club Breeding Test. I don\u2019t mean there are going to be lots of dogs practicing breeding, that would be king of gross. Even we don\u2019t tend to do that with lots of other dogs around. No. today is one of those human things, where they look at some of us to see if they will allow us to breed. Obviously, come the revolution we\u2019ll be turning the tables and considering the fitness to breed of humans. From observation there are one or two who might fail if we did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, today, my niece Izzy along with Lia, Babeli and Bandet\nwill be going through two tests. In one the humans will be testing if they are of\nthe right character. This isn\u2019t one of those \u2018has the person known you for at\nleast five years\u2019 things. In our character test we have to cope with lots of\nstrange noises, movements, people, dogs, weird things happening \u2013 a bit like\nevery day living in this house really. It is all designed to test that we could\ndo the job we were originally bred for effectively. At heart we\u2019re still cattle\nherders. It\u2019s in our blood. We are fearless warriors \u2013 ok so I may be getting a\nbit carried away now, but you get the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the other test, humans check, in some detail I might add,\nthat we are close to our breed standard in appearance. I know all sorts of\nvariations might seem like a lovely idea, but there really is no point in our\nbeing a breed if we look like something else. Of course, even if we look\nperfect, then from time to time we have puppies that are a little different,\nbut by checking we try to make sure that on balance it is the more consistent\ngenes being passed down the line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All this only counts for anything if we pass our health tests\nfirst. That\u2019s where I failed. I have a heart murmur. Mine is not likely to be\npassed on, but Mum decided for my own health and welfare it was right for me\nnot to breed even if our rules had permitted it. As a breed we have a pretty\ngood life expectancy, so the whole health thing is important to make sure that\ncontinues. I\u2019m all for being healthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, good luck to everyone taking part, especially my niece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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