Companion Dog Project

13/01/2025

Very thorough discussion of the history and potential future of dog breeding suggesting modernized registries with health and function as the goals. Yep. That's the plan.

A new future for dog breeding - Volume 34

10/01/2025

If you are a breeder who follows our ethical guidelines and is interested in creating great companions, we'd love you have you join. Regardless of the type of dogs you have, or the amount of testing you've done already.

Our pedigree registry is available for member breeders.

We are here to help you grow.

Breeders of companion dogs who breed for temperament and health before appearance are invited to apply. Ethical breeder, responsible breeder, puppies, humanely sourced puppies, dog welfare, quality breeding

10/01/2025

Big news!

Our database platform is up and running. Member breeders can register dogs as limited or full registration, and litters of fully registered parents.

Check it out here.

10/01/2025

I will persevere, with radical transparency, confessing all of the imperfections of my dogs, and supporting other breeders to do the same.

09/10/2024

Cool!!!!!

Pair Predictor, Embark's powerful breeder tool, now includes eCOI and coat colors for all breeds and breed mixes! It is easy to access in your My Embark for Breeders dashboard.

The first-in-the-industry prediction calculator delivers three results–genetic health, genetic diversity, and coat colors–all at once for planned litters 🐶 🐶 🐶 🐶 produced by a specific sire and dam:

- The potential genetic health risks for each litter
- The genetic eCOI for a planned litter
- The coat color predictions for litters

Embark takes the guesswork ❓ out of litter predictions! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dttWNC

01/08/2024

We are proud to share this press coverage of therapy dog work being done by dogs from member Nancy Mitchell, director of VIP Dog Teams. The Cavador in the news clip is Ember, she is handled by Eric Eastland a firefighter; and the mohawk sporting Goldendoodle is Hudson. His handler is Katie Farber - she works in 911 Dispatch. Great job everybody!

First-responder therapy dogs have been brought in to help uplift firefighters battling the Park Fire in Northern California. “Ember, Ember, and Hudson reporting for duty at the !& #82…

27/07/2024

The connection between the gut microbiome and all sorts of long term health outcomes is becoming more evident all the time. It's interesting to think about how breeders and owners might be able to influence gut bacteria early in a dogs life, giving our puppies the best chance of few allergies, tough stomachs, a a strong immune system, and maybe even a happy relaxed mood!

Microorganisms of the gastrointestinal tract play a crucial role in the health, metabolism and development of their host by modulating vital functions such a...

25/07/2024

Im at home with a week old litter and watching the interaction between puppies and mom with fascination as always. I wish we had more data about exactly how maternal behavior and early environment affects puppy development. This review of the literature points to more questions than answers.

Here we review information on maternal behaviour in dogs, defined as a combination of all the acts of the mother towards her offspring, which begins before parturition and continues until weaning. In dogs, maternal care is measured using the most commonly ...

25/07/2024

New study shows fish oil was effective against atopic dermatitis (skin allergies).

Background – Supplementation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) enables dose reduction of prednisolone and ciclosporin in canine atopic dermatitis (cAD). Objective – To determine if oral administr...

24/07/2024

Exactly.

19/07/2024

Very nice Goldendoodles puppies available from member breeder Rachel who does excellent socialization. Parents are GANA registered and fully tested.

26/06/2024

16/06/2024

Marissa Martino interviews Dr. Kathy Murphy on the art and neuroscience of puppy socialization.

16/06/2024

Neutering increased aggression in this study

Neutering dogs is a widespread method and is carried out for various behavioural and husbandry reasons. This study’s main objective is to investigate the behavioural correlations between neutering and the breed of male dogs. In order to possibly find breed-dependent differences in the behaviour of...

07/06/2024

Should I produce in**ed dogs? My recent Golden Retriever conundrum: “How do I breed my European line of Golden Retrievers now that I know they are all in**ed?” My research has shown that most (all) European genetics Golden Retrievers (“English Cream”) are 30% (or more) in**ed. The average Go...

07/06/2024

Last episode I talked with Dr. Dan O'Neill, a veterinary epidemiologist who studies canine disorders that have an inherited component - what the rest of us might call "genetic diseases." During that interview he mentioned that he didn't think disorder testing - what most of us call health testing -....