About Dual-Sired Breedings
1. How were the breedings
accomplished?
The female is bred to 2 males, with
natural ties and/or artificial insemination.
2. Can a puppy have two fathers?
No -- but the litter can be sired by
two dogs.
It is possible for some puppies to be sired by one of the males and
the rest of them to be sired by the other male. Of course, all
puppies in the litter would have the same mother.
3. Can the litter be registered?
Yes, it can under the rules of the
American Kennel Club's (AKC) DNA Certification Program & the United
Kennel Club's (UKC) DNA Program - Dual Sired Litters.
All parents and offspring of a dual- or
multiple-sired litter must be DNA-tested so that the correct
parentage can be determined. Once the DNA testing is completed and
the report is evaluated, then the litter can be registered.
All puppies' pedigrees will be DNA certified.
4. How is the DNA testing done?
Cheek cells are collected from the
inside of the mouth of each puppy and sent in to the AKC and/or UKC
for DNA testing. Puppies as young as just a few days old can be
tested. The results are returned to the breeder in about six to
eight weeks.
5. Why breed to two sires?
Primarily to obtain a nice selection of
puppies to choose from - with less time spent.
It is always possible that one combination
of parents will produce puppies superior to the other combination. A
dual-sired litter may enable more effective forward progress in a
breeding program without having to breed two separate litters a year
apart. While all breedings are a part of a carefully thought out
breeding program, his method simply allows us to evaluate the
different combinations at the same time, assuming there are puppies
by all sires.
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More information about DNA &
registering Dual-Sired litters may be found at:
AKC
Multiple-Sired Litter Registration Information
UKC Dual-Sired Litter
Information
scroll down the NEW UKC page to "Dual
Sired Litter"
Click here to find out more about the UKC's DNA
Program.
Click here to find out more about the AKC's DNA
Certification Program.
DNA certification is a powerful
tool in ensuring reliable registration records.
We would like to offer our puppy buyers an
"additional level of security"
by guaranteeing their pedigrees through either the AKC and/or the UKC. |
