What the research actually says.
Research briefs and evidence summaries that translate current science on canine health, genetics and breeding practice into clear, practical guidance.
Evidence-informed: built on peer-reviewed research and established veterinary and genetics literature.
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Every article is free to read and lists its sources at the end. Start with the area you are working on.
Inherited conditions, DNA and screening tests, inbreeding and genetic diversity.
- Coefficient of inbreeding: how to read and use it
- Interpreting DNA results: carriers, clears and how to breed with them
- The evidence on inbreeding, diversity and longevity
Key sourcesOFA · UC Davis · PennGen · kennel club health schemes
All 15 articles →The heat cycle, timing the mating, fertility, pregnancy and whelping.
- Timing the mating: finding the fertile window
- Infertility in the bitch and dog: causes and investigation
- Reproductive infections and Brucella canis
Key sourcesMerck Veterinary Manual · Cornell · UC Davis
All 15 articles →Development, socialization, enrichment and long-term wellbeing.
- Critical developmental periods and windows
- Socialization: the breeder’s most important behavioral work
- Fear, recovery and building resilience
Key sourcesAVSAB · Merck Veterinary Manual · AAHA · AVMA
All 15 articles →Our standard
Written by breeders. Checked against the evidence.
Every guide and tool is built the same way, so you can always tell what comes from experience, what comes from research, and what is still debated.
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Real breeding, not theory.
Each guide starts with what breeders actually face, drawn from hundreds of puppies and many litters raised over the years.
Checked against the literature.
Claims are checked against current veterinary references and published research. Every article lists its sources.
Honest about uncertainty.
Where evidence is thin or vets disagree, we say so instead of picking a side.
Reviewed and kept current.
Every article is checked against current veterinary references, and every article shows when it was last updated.
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“The pre-labor temperature drop (below 99°F/37.2°C) signals stage 1 is beginning, with labor usually following within about 24 hours.”
Checked against
- Cornell University, Riney Canine Health Center
- UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
- Merck Veterinary Manual
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