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The history of Swedish Vallhund, part 1: Foundation stock
Topsy, model of the breed standard A brief history of the breed As a breed Swedish Vallhund is based on a landrace that was found in Västergötland, Sweden. This landrace was recognized as a breed in...
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The history of Swedish Vallhund, part 2: Patrilines
Mopsen What is a patriline? A patriline is a father line, or a sire line as it could be called in the dog world. A patriline is a line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant via line of males:...
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The history of Swedish Vallhund, part 3: Matrilines
What is a matriline? Tyra, grand-daughter of one of the foundation bitches, Vivan II. This matriline died in the 60s. The gender of an individual is determined by the sex chromosome which is inherited...
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The history of Swedish Vallhund, part 4: the remnants of the foundation stock
What remains of the foundation stock in present day pedigrees? The amount of individuals that constitutes the foundation stock was 39. Foundation stock consists of representatives of the landrace, that...
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