• I will study the bitch as well as the sire.

• I will study the grandparents rather than the parents.

• I will not pay attention to breeding superstitions.

• I will interpret a pedigree by breeding facts and dominance rather than by names and titles.

• I will keep full breeding records and draw conclusions accordingly.

• I will put away culls, weaklings and the deformed shortly after birth.

• I will not breed, sell or give away a shy or excessively nervous dog.

• I will judge a stud by his offspring even to the third generation.

• I will honor most the bred-by exhibitor dog.

• I will give preference to breeding specimens of good temperament and strong nerves.

• I will have patience to try again and again and not be discouraged by litters which are disappointing.

• I will be led on constantly by the seductive dream of one day producing the perfect dog of my breed.

• And if another breeder forges ahead of me, I shall envy him, but also praise him.

Dog World- 1937

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