The importance of genetic diversity - Page 7

A very interesting article on the subject:

http://www.seppalakennels.com/articles/purebred-dog-breeds-21st-century1.htm

Yes, everyone serious about dogs shuld study, not just read, this classic article by Dr. Bragg.

AMEN!

Sunsilver, a very interesting book.  Looked like a lot of dogs coulld have been in the foundation of the GSD.  ecs

When did Bragg acquire a doctorate [and in what discipline]?  He didn't have one when back when he was heavily active with his dogs, or later when he wrote the treatise referred to above....

Bragg is referred to as Dr Bragg fairly commonly, I more or less assumed it is legetimate.

I know there are a couple of websites that include the article you reference which attribute authorship to "Dr. Jeffrey Bragg", but unless he's acquired the doctorate recently, that's incorrect.  Bragg dropped out of a English Literature Master's program back in the 1970's, saying "it wasn't the life he wanted to live"...after that, he became obsessed with Siberian Huskies [and later, the Seppala bloodline of the Siberian sled dogs] he renounced his US citizenship, and became a Canadian citizen in 1972. 

Not saying he doesn't know his subject well--just doubt he'd want a title hung on him that wasn't his to hang. 

On the subject itself, this may [read: should] be of interest to anyone who is serious about sustaining and/or improving their chosen breed or type of dog...

There's also an open Yahoo! group for those interested in the project.  Actually, since they're attempting to build a database of pedigrees, it might be something Oli should check out as well...maybe they don't need to try and reinvent a wheel that is already rolling here, and can put more of their time and effort in the collection of the genetic information they want to tie into the database they are envisioning.

Hexe  The list at the end of your linked page, of  "Incoming Search Terms",
credits Mr Bragg with a 'phd'.

I am a big supporter of the whole outcross in German Shepherds.
That being GS to GS.
I love the dogs I produce with my German Showlines bred to the DDR dogs. That is my path.
If I was not already traveling the road I am on with my dogs, I certainly would have moved along with a Bomber breeding to my German Showline.
Q-man has a couple dogs that I also believe crossing either the working line to the showline, or that particular line with the DDR would do nothing but IMPROVE on what I am producing.
I got to admit, I have a splendid group of dogs I am working with. Lol

Hundmutter, I noticed that, too, but when you do an exhaustive web search on Bragg, this page is the only place that makes any reference to a PhD--in fact, that's how I came upon the Global Dogs project page on Beauchat's site...when searching for 'Dr. Bragg' produced just a few websites that have reprinted the Dogs In Canada article [which is the only article of his that he permits to be reproduced without express written permission] and credited him as such, I then ran through the various types of doctorates, and got the hit for the Global Project page when I searched under "Jeffrey Bragg PhD".   Notice that on the Global Project page, where Bragg is listed as one of the consultants and scientific participants in the project, no such suffix is assigned.