thank you so much! From what I’m seeing ranger has been retired now and she did provide me with health testing results although it wasn’t through ofa( it was still pretty detailed) not sure if that’s a good thing or not that it wasn’t ofa website
Though he is retired, I have heard most of her dogs have him in the pedigree. She may have some that do not include him though. Results that aren't on OFA are fine though not ideal. Just make sure they are the correct test results and such.
Just curious, what were the positives you have heard about Showcase? I have no vested interest, just think it would be helpful for future readers of this thread to hear both sides of what you know.
This has got me thinking: Is there any sort of formal tracking of temperament issues? Seems to me that this information in a pedigree is as important as health test results!
I didn't mention because I don't actually have specifics. It is only that I have seen them recommended as a reputable breeder in that area by somebody who I would expect to be recommending decent breeders. I assume they have been recommended because they health test and title their dogs and follow general guidelines for ethical breeding. But likely that person had no personal experience.
Unfortunately I think not. It is best sought out by asking in places where you get opinions from other breeders in the breed community. Generally titles are a bit of a safeguard that the parents' temperaments were decent enough though. In this case the sire in question had an untitled dam from a byb origin (I can only verify that there are no titles in the dam's pedigree) who had a poor temperament and also seemed to pass it on genetically. So you might say that scrutinizing a pedigree can be useful. That said, genetics of behavior are complicated and there is no way of knowing if the issue will be passed on through the line. The person who gave the anecdote co-owned a supposed descendant (I cannot confirm due to lack of records) of the original poorly-tempered dog. I can verify that they did own her for a year before she seems to have gone back to live with the breeder. She was shown to CH but they said they had major issues with severe stranger fear. It seems they probably had a falling out with the breeder. Further research reveals she is currently a breeding dog and was bred to Ranger, which I find odd if they are close relatives especially if there are temperamental issues in the line. I cannot confirm because Ranger is not on OFA and the bitch's pedigree is not available. They are phantom dogs, and off-standard colors often have an origin in less than stellar breeding.
