TenCommandments

Ten Commandments for Breeding

Smooth Fox Terriers

Ten Commandments for Breeding

Smooth Fox Terriers

1. Breed towards the ideal Smooth Fox Terrier as stated in the Standard. Do not be

swayed by voices of others, or be blinded by show wins and advertisements. If

you have done your homework, in time others will appreciate what you have

accomplished.

2. Do not breed Smooth Fox Terriers with medical health issues. Do not fool yourself

if health issues occur - clean house and keep good records and sound dogs.

3. Recognize that you are breeding Smooth Fox Terriers and stay within your

interpretation of the breed standard. Breed equally for type, peformance, quality,

temperment and brains.

4. Never forget, no type, no Smooth Fox Terrier.

5. Always strive toward the Standard, remember a Smooth Fox Terrier can not work

with it's head alone, however, if forced to make a choice - function should rule.

6. Follow the lead your line sets for you - the next generation should be simular in

pheonotype to the generation before with the improvements you have worked

towards if your mate choices were correct. Each generation should be consistent

in overall quality.

7. Breed forward, be aware in-breeding may come back to haunt you if using unhealthy

lines/dogs. Surprises may await you, both to the good or to the bad, recognize when

they occurr.

8. It is not difficult to improve the offspring of a poor quality dog in one generation. It is

not even difficult to improve the offspring of an average dog in one generation. What

is difficult is to improve the offspring of an exceptional dog generation after generation.

That takes real skill, knowledge, gut instinct and vision.

9. Do not be afraid to appreciate the qualities of other dogs. Breeding is a competition

with yourself, not others.

10. Consider your dogs attributes before you consider his/her negatives. All Smooth Fox

Terriers have both. It is for you to determine how positive his/her good qualities are

before you dwell on the negatives. Do not breed dogs together who have the same

fault(s).

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