Standards for the Chinese Crested Dog. Chinese Crested Dog Adult Chinese Crested Dog Sizes
This small dog with an unusual appearance literally catches the eye, especially the downy variety of the breed, with a fluffy coat. The Chinese Crested Dog is very attached to its owners and their family members. She is reserved, attentive, very calm, but sometimes she is not averse to frolicking and running - if only there was a reason! There are two types of this dog: the Chinese Crested Powder and the Hairless. There are also two breed types: the so-called deer type - graceful, light-boned, and stocky type with heavier bones.
Character
Do not tolerate being alone for long periods of timeChinese Cresteds are very friendly in character and not at all aggressive dogs. It is important for them that their owner pays them enough attention; these dogs have difficulty being left alone for long periods of time. They get along easily with new people and usually get along well with other pets. The peculiarity of the Chinese Crested breed is that it is highly trainable: these small dogs are able to master even difficult tricks. At the same time, they learn new things with great pleasure.
STANDARD AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BREED.
Homeland: China Country that approved the Chinese breed crested dog: UK General characteristics: Small, active, charming crested dog with medium to fine bones. Deer type - an elegant, tall-legged dog with thin bones Stocky type - more compact build, with a heavier body and bones Intermediate type - between deer and stocky. Head: the skull is slightly rounded and elongated. Muzzle: dry and flat, tapering towards the nose. The transition from forehead to muzzle is easily marked. The length of the head from the occipital protuberance to the transition from the forehead to the muzzle is the same as from the transition to the nose. The muzzle is slightly tapering, but at the same time should not be pointed, dry, with tightly fitting lips. The nose is well developed. Any color of the nose is allowed (to match the color). The crest begins from the transition from the forehead to the muzzle and goes down further along the nape to the neck. It can be of any length; a long flowing tuft (mane) is preferred. Eyes: dark. The white of the eye is not visible or barely noticeable. Eyes average size, located at a short distance from each other. Ears: Set low, in line with the outer corner of the eye. Quite large, erect, with or without fringe, puffballs are allowed to have drooping ears. Teeth: Jaws are strong. U downy dogs scissor bite. The lower canines of hairless dogs are tusk-shaped and often point forward, so if there is any doubt as to whether a dog is downy or overgrown hairless, this can be easily determined by the shape of the canines. Neck: Lean, without dewlap, long, sloping beautifully to strong shoulders. When moving it is carried high and slightly arched. Body: slightly stretched. Flexible. The chest is fairly broad and deep, but not barrel-shaped or with prominent ribs. sternum does not perform. The chest reaches to the elbows; the stomach is moderately tucked. Testes: There should be two normal testes fully descended into the scrotum. Forelegs: long and slender. The elbows are pressed tightly to the body, the pasterns are thin, strong, almost vertical. Hindquarters: Elastic thighs, strong and long shins, low hocks. Postav hind limbs wide. Feet: Hare-shaped, narrow and long, with elongated carpal bones, especially pronounced on the forelimbs. The long hair on the limbs ideally covers the toes. The paws should not be turned in or out. Tail: Set high, long and tapering to a point. Should not be May be slightly curled. In a calm state it is lowered down. The tail tuft should be long and flowing, covering approximately two-thirds of the tail's length. A sparse brush is allowed, but a lush and thick one is preferable. Coat: There should be no large areas overgrown with hair on the body. The leather is fine-grained, soft and warm to the touch. The hairless form of the breed has a smooth body with hair on the head, tail and paws. The coat should not rise above the middle of the front leg and the hock joint of the hind leg. The downy form of the breed has a coat consisting of poorly developed undercoat and outer hair of quite long length. A characteristic feature is the veil-like appearance of the coat. Height at withers: 27 - 35 cm - males 23-30 cm - females. Color: any color and any combination of colors. The Chinese Crested Dog comes in an attractive variety of shades, ranging from blue to brownish-red. The darkest blue color can come in different shades. Brown-red can be rich, lightening to honey. These solid colors often fade in areas with pink, unpigmented skin: the chest, abdomen, limbs. This produces a mottled effect known as "patterned" which is very attractive. Spotted and marbled colors are also found in this breed. The density and richness of the color of the Chinese Crested Dog varies seasonally. In summer, the Chinese Crested Dog sunbathes. Her skin, depending on its original color, becomes either bronze or graphite. Movement of the Chinese Crested - Free, smooth and graceful with good reach of the front legs and good drive of the hind legs, without a stilted or stiff gait. Very energetic. The characteristic gait is trot. Character – Boundless love for people, characteristic feature this breed. The Chinese Crested has an extremely developed maternal instinct. VICES. Any deviation from the above conformation should be considered a fault, the severity of the fault depending on the degree of its severity.
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FCI standard,
accepted by the British Cannel Club
PUBLICATION DATE OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 10/13/2010.
ORIGIN: China
PATRONAGE: United Kingdom.
PURPOSE: Dog companion.
CLASSIFICATIONaccording to FCI: Group 9 - Companions and Lap Dogs.
Section 4 Hairless breeds.
No operational tests.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY:
The Chinese Crested dog breed is divided into two varieties - Hairless and Powder Puff. The "naked" has a tuft of hair on its head that runs down its neck, "socks" covering its toes, and a "plume" on its tail. The rest of the body, as the name suggests, is hairless. The Powder Puff is completely covered with long, soft, veil-like hair.
It is difficult to pinpoint their origins, but it is known that they belonged to families of the Han Dynasty in China. Chinese Cresteds were used at that time as guards in rich houses (?), and dogs of more powerful build were used as hunting dogs. They appeared at exhibitions in America from 1885 to 1926, but then rarely appeared anywhere for 50 years.
GENERAL VIEW
A small, energetic and graceful dog; medium to fine bone structure; with a smooth, hairless body and with hair only on the limbs, head and tail, or covered with soft, veil-like hair.
Skeleton of a Chinese Crested showing a balanced head,
smooth (without folds) throat, erect ears, curved neck,
correctly abducted shoulder, straight topline,
correct position of the hock joints,
pronounced “rabbit” paws.
PECULIARITIES
There are two types of this breed: the fine-boned deer type and the stocky type, which is heavier in body and bone.
TEMPERAMENT
Cheerful, never angry.
HEAD
Smooth, without unnecessary wrinkles. The distance from the occipital protuberance to the stop should be equal to the distance from the stop to the tip of the nose. The head should look graceful, with an alert expression.
CRANIAL PART
Slightly rounded and elongated.
Stop(transition from forehead to muzzle): slightly defined, but not too pronounced.
FACIAL PART
Nose: protrudes forward, narrower than the muzzle. Any color of the nose is acceptable.
Muzzle: Slightly tapering, but not pointed, dry without saggy lips.
Lips: dense and thin.
Jaws/teeth: The jaws are strong, with a regular scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth protrude slightly more than the lower ones, partially covering them.
Cheekbones: Clean sharp, dry and flat, blending smoothly into the muzzle.
Eyes: So dark that they appear black. The whites of the eyes are barely or not visible at all. Medium size. Widely spaced.
Ush and: Low-set: the upper border of the base of the ear should be located at the level of the outer corner of the eye. Large and erect, with or without fringe, Powder Puffs are allowed to have drooping ears.
NECK
Dry, without dewlap, long and gracefully merging into strong shoulders. When moving it is carried high and slightly arched.
FRAME
Medium length, flexible.
Topline: Flat.
Small of the back: Elastic.
Croup: Round and muscular.
Breast: Rather wide and deep, the rib is not too rounded. The breast bone does not protrude. Bottom part chest reaches to elbows.
Hemline and belly: Moderately toned.
TAIL
Set high, the dog carries it raised or lowered when moving. Long, tapering towards the end, almost straight, not bent or twisting to the side, lowered in a calm state. The plume is long and flowing, located on the lower two-thirds of the tail. A rare plume is acceptable.
LIMBS:
Forelegs:
General view : Legs long and slender, well set under the body.
Shoulders: Smooth and narrow, well laid back
Elbows: Fit tightly to the body.
Pastern: Thin, strong, almost vertical.
Front paws: Pronounced hare's foot, narrow and long. Claws can be any color, medium length. Socks ideally cover the toes but do not extend above the top of the pastern. The paws should not turn in or out.
A - Correct paw placement
B - Narrow rib cage, paws turned outward
B - Too wide stance, barrel chest
D - Paws turned inward, stiffness in the shoulders, elbows turned outward
Hind limbs:
General view: The hind legs are set wide. The angulation of the hindquarters should be such as to provide a level topline.
Shin (shin): Strong and long, smoothly turning into the metatarsus.
Metatarsus (tailstock): Vertically placed.
The set of the hind legs is wide.
A - correct placement,
B - incorrect positioning - hock joints turned outward,
B - incorrect, cow posture - hock joints turned inward
Hind legs: A pronounced hare's foot, narrow and long. Claws can be of any color, medium length. Socks ideally cover the toes but do not extend above the top of the pastern. The paws should not turn in or out.
Males have a size at the withers from 28 to 33 cm, females - from 23 to 30 cm. Weight varies, but it should not exceed 5 kg. The head is elongated, the skull has several rounded shape. The expression of the eyes is wary. The cheekbones of this dog are smooth and narrow, the transition from the forehead to the muzzle is moderately expressed. The muzzle narrows slightly, but does not become sharp, and drooling is not typical. The nose can be of any color, the lips are thin.
The eyes are dark, appear completely black, and are set wide apart. The ears are set low and may have a fringe of wool along the edges. Strong jaws with a scissor bite, there should be no folds on the neck. The neck is long, curved, and flows into strong shoulders. The shoulders are narrow, the limbs are long and stand directly under the body. The elbows are located close to the body, the fingers are not turned out.
Body structure
The body is of medium length, the chest is wide but not barrel-shaped, and the ribs do not protrude. The stomach is taut. The thighs have well-developed muscles and are round in shape. The hock joint is low and the hindquarters are set wide. The back is straight. The paws are so-called “hare”: narrow and long, with elongated bones between the joints. This creates the illusion of having additional joint in the fingers. Any color of claws is allowed.
The tail is carried high, raised when moving, the end of the host can form a smooth bend. Towards the end the tail tapers slightly, without bending to either side. When at rest, the tail is calmly lowered. The body movements of this dog are very smooth and free, energetic.
Coat and pigmentation
Hair is present only on the paws, head and tail. However, there is also a downy variety of this breed. The Chinese Crested Dog does not shed and does not emit the characteristic odor of dogs. The skin is soft and delicate, pleasant to the touch, which is why these dogs are used for so-called “pet therapy”.
It is believed that touching the bare skin of these dogs has many benefits. therapeutic effect, relieves stress. It is also a good pain reliever for headaches, stomach pain, asthma, and rheumatism.
The coat color can be any color, plain or with inclusions of a different color. The bare skin of the Chinese Crested cat tans in the sun, changing its shade. It can be blue, steel, honey in color. Sometimes the color of the coat and skin changes with age, but the nose always harmonizes with the color. Pigmentation of the eyelids may be partially or completely absent.
CHINESE CREDESTED DOG
FCI Standard No. 288
HOMELAND: China.
COUNTRY APPROVED THE BREED: United Kingdom.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: A small, energetic and graceful dog; medium to fine bone structure; with a smooth, hairless body and with hair only on the limbs, head and tail, or covered with soft, hanging hair.
DEER TYPE: full-blooded dog with thin bones.
HORSE TYPE: more compact build, with a heavier body and bones.
TEMPERAMENT: Cheerful, never angry.
HEAD: The cranial part is slightly rounded and elongated.
MUZZLE: dry and flat, tapering towards the nose. The transition from forehead to muzzle is easily marked. The length of the head from the occipital protuberance to the transition from the forehead to the muzzle is the same as from the transition to the nose. The muzzle is slightly tapering, but at the same time should not be pointed, dry, with tight-fitting thin lips. The nose is well developed, the same width as the end of the muzzle. Any color of the nose is allowed. The crest begins from the transition from the forehead to the muzzle and goes down further along the nape of the neck. It can be of any length; a long flowing tuft is preferred.
EYES: so dark that they appear black. The white of the eye is not visible or barely noticeable. The eyes are medium-sized, almond-shaped, located at a great distance from each other.
EARS: set low - in line with the outer corner of the eye. Quite large, erect, with or without fringe, the downy type of the breed is allowed to have drooping ears.
TEETH: The jaws are strong, with an absolutely correct scissor bite. /
Figure 1/. Puff-puffs should have a full set of teeth, while hairless ones have partial teeth, which is normal.
NECK: dry, without dewlap, long, flowing beautifully to strong shoulders. When moving it is carried high and slightly arched.
FORE LIMBS: long and slender. The elbows fit snugly to the body, the pasterns are thin, strong, almost vertical. The fingers are turned neither inward nor outward. / Figure 2, a - correct posture, b - narrow chest, paws turned outward, c - too wide stance, barrel chest, d - paws turned inward, stiffness in the shoulders, elbows turned outward /
HINDQUARTERS: The thighs are elastic, the shins are strong and long, the hocks are low. The angles of the hind limbs should
be such as to ensure their extension back. The set of the hind legs is wide. / Figure 3, a - correct position, b - incorrect position - hock joints turned outward, c - incorrect, cow position - hock joints turned inward /
PAWS: hare-shaped, narrow and long, with elongated carpal bones, this is especially pronounced on the forelimbs. Extended
The fur on the limbs ideally covers the fingers, but does not extend onto the wrists. Claws of any color, moderately long. The paws should not be turned in or out. / Figure 4 /
TAIL: set high, long and tapering towards the end. Should not be bent or twisted. In a calm state it is lowered down.
The coat is long and flowing over the lower 2/3 of the tail. A rare plume is acceptable. / Figure 5, a - correct, b - irregular twisted, c - incorrect, in the form of a teapot handle, usually short /
COAT: There should be no large areas overgrown with hair on the body. The leather is fine-grained, soft and warm to the touch. Naked
The (hairless) form of the breed has a smooth body with hair on the head, tail and feet, and is divided into the deer type and the horse type. The downy (woolly) form of the breed has a coat consisting of undercoat and outer hair of quite long length. Veiled wool - hallmark breeds
MOVEMENTS: Sweeping and elegant, with good reach and a large number speakers.
HEIGHT AT WITHERS: 23 - 33 cm. Males up to 33 cm. Bitches up to 30 cm.
WEIGHT: from 2 to 5 kg. (from 2 to 5.4 kg).
COLOR: any color and any color combination.
NOTE: Males have two seemingly normal testes, completely descended into the scrotum.
FLAWS: Any deviation from the above points should be classified as a deficiency, and its seriousness depends on the degree of its severity.
COLORS OF HAIRLESS DOGS: APPROVED BY THE BREEDING COMMISSION OF THE RKF on October 16, 1997 - The breeding commission considered the issue of unifying the colors of hairless breeds of dogs for indication in pedigrees and puppy cards and adopted the following:
Chinese Crested: white; white-black; white-bronze; white chocolate; white-blue; black; black and white; bronze; bronze-white; chocolate; chocolate white; blue; blue-white; 3-color; murugiy.
Brief Features breeds:
In all litters of hairless dogs, some puppies are born with fur and are called "powder puffs." “Powderpuffs” of the Chinese Crested Dog receive a pedigree and participate in exhibitions along with hairless individuals.
“Powder puffs”, like hairless individuals, have practically no characteristic dog odor. After the first change of puppy coat, they no longer shed, and the complete formation of their coat lasts up to 18 months.
Hairless individuals of the Chinese Crested Dog with a thick, abundant tuft often have a belt of rudimentary hair running along the back along the spine, which is removed before the exhibition. Completely naked specimens are also acceptable. In addition, naked individuals with an extreme degree of hairiness can be found - semicotes, which look like “puffs” lightly covered with hair. Anatomically, “powder puffs” and naked individuals are no different from each other. In order to check whether a dog is genetically hairless or a “powder puff”, you just need to look into its mouth. If the dog is hairless, then it has an incomplete set of teeth, some premolars are often missing, the incisors are often not complete and the canines are pointed
forward, and the “puff puffs” have a full set normal teeth.
CHINESE CREDESTED DOGS
Relatively recently in Russia and in some prosperous countries they learned about the advantages of the rare and once exotic breed of Chinese
Crested dog. The breed has created an unusually strong sensation in the world, everyone who has at least once seen and touched the delicate velvety skin of a hairless dog, or rather who has managed to see purebred delightful exhibition representatives, dreams only of this dog in the house, since the sensations received are both visual and manual ones cause uncontrollable admiration. The breed is very ancient, but few in history have had the privilege of owning such a dog. Only the strongest of this world in ancient history, had hairless dogs, not many sources of information are known to history. The dog was almost iconic and few hands felt the warmth of its skin, and few could please their eyes with the outlandish
the beauty of the mane falling and developing as it moves, marveling at the bizarre movements during the dog’s games. Dogs are simply created to surprise and amaze a person, they seem to push you to communicate with them and attract you with the warmth and tenderness of their skin; you just don’t want to let go of this warm, amazing creature.
Chinese Crested Dogs are amazingly impressive high intelligence aimed specifically at communicating with a person, they instantly find an approach to a person and can win over anyone, not only with affection, but also with cunning, the ability to tactfully invade a person’s space. Their extraordinary mobility and flexibility of the body, alertness of mind, insight and logic are surprising. One of the breed distinctive features dogs are able to manipulate their front paws, their paws have elongated toes, and dogs often surprise their owners with their ability to use their paws in the most unpredictable situations. They can simply come up to the owner during sleep, or while drinking tea and simply knock on the owner’s knee with their front paws, or even push the sleeping person in the side and wake him up for work in the morning, while standing on hind legs, while the tremors will intensify and become more frequent if the dog is ignored. Thanks to these phenomenal abilities, the dog will never cease to amaze and pleasantly surprise its owner throughout its life; it will easily brighten up leisure time and bring joy from communication to all family members. The breed difference is the complete absence of aggression towards people and animals, while Chinese Cresteds always distinguish between “friends” and “strangers” and bestow an innate sociable, playful disposition only on familiar people, and greet strangers with wariness and distrust. This property makes the dog exceptionally picky and loyal, incorruptible true friend, the dog shows a logical mind and will never run headlong into the arms of strangers, which is typical for many ornamental breeds. Outlandish exotic appearance, the alluring tenderness and warmth of the skin, combined with the unusual color and shape of the pigmentation pattern, and the extraordinary property of the breed - the cleanliness of the dog - makes this dog in demand for keeping in an apartment. In addition to all the listed advantages, hairless dogs are famous, and medicinal properties exerted on a person, which will be mentioned below. Exotic Chinese Crested Dogs on at the moment are one of the most expensive breeds in the world and are becoming increasingly in demand due to their numerous advantages. The breed is very specific in breeding, sometimes the most unexpected results are obtained, the variations in hairlessness and coloring of dogs are almost unpredictable, and therefore a hairless dog with its unique color features, which changes from season to season, the length and quality of the groomed hair, is the pride of the owner who owns such an unusual and an individual dog in every way.
Breed Features:
A small active and graceful dog with a smooth hairless body, with hair only on the paws, head and tail. There is also a downy variety of this breed - a dog covered with soft outer hair, similar to a miniature, spectacular Afghan hound. The Chinese Crested Dog has many advantages. She convenient size, clean - does not have a characteristic dog smell and does not shed. Rarely needs veterinary care and whelps easily. It can adapt to both cold and hot climates. This is the uniqueness of the breed. This is a breed for every taste!
The skin of naked individuals is soft and delicate to the touch, just like human baby. U This breed has smooth and warm, and sometimes hot to the touch skin, used both before and now in medicinal purposes"pet therapy, as an analgesic and sedative for headaches, stomach pain, rheumatism, asthma, insomnia. Undoubtedly, the soft warmth of a dog's skin has a calming effect. They effectively relieve stress, are distinguished by a cheerful disposition, deep intelligence, courage and kindness , vigilance, when complete absence aggressiveness.
By the term “pet therapy” (pet in English means “pet”), doctors mean a method of treatment in which animals act as therapeutic agent. These can be cats and horses, chickens and goats, parrots and guinea pigs. Communication with these animals using specially developed methods helps a person to effectively combat various diseases. Leadership in this area, of course, belongs to dogs. And among dogs, the best “doctors” are representatives of the exotic hairless family.
- A dog without hair, by its nature, most fully meets the requirements of this branch of medicine. For centuries, the purpose of hairless dogs was not hunting or home guarding - they were iconic dogs, in whose supernatural qualities the ancient Incas and Aztecs certainly believed. The very appearance of hairless dogs suggests that people needed them in order to bring them joy and heal their souls and bodies. This is evidenced not only by numerous stories about the supernatural bioenergetic and healing abilities of hairless dogs, which have recently appeared quite often on the pages of various periodicals, but also by the data of modern medicine. A hairless dog can please its allergic owner without causing him to have attacks of illness. It will not provoke an asthma attack or eczema. Like a living heating pad (its body temperature is 40.5 degrees), it will ease the suffering of a patient with radiculitis. It is believed that these dogs have a positive effect on hypertensive patients, are a guardian talisman for the home, and have healing properties.
In almost every litter of hairless dogs, along with hairless dogs, one or two “wool” puppies are born - they are called “puff puppies”. Later, when mated with “naked” ones, they produce hairless offspring. Geneticists and dog experts believe that mating hairless dogs with “puffs” strengthens the breed. The Argentine scientist Carlos Rusconi, who studied the characteristics of hairless dogs and drew attention to the absence of some teeth, came to the conclusion that this anomaly characterizes hairless dogs. Dental abnormalities in hairless dogs are not a disqualifying feature. In the breed, quite often there are dogs with reduced canines, which differ little from incisors; in the shape of a blunt wedge, they are more reminiscent of human canines.
*** The “hairless variety,” with a luxurious crest, may have excess hair on the upper back, shoulders and hips. As a rule, this hair is removed to the limits prescribed by the standard. A hairless variety with a rich crest looks more impressive than the same dog with sparse hair on the top of its head. Although the standard does not stipulate the priority value of the Ukrainian. The color can be absolutely any, both variegated and plain. Blue - from almost black - to steel gray or even lilac. Mahogany - from dark liver to honey. The color saturation depends on the season. The skin of hairless dogs, like human skin, is sensitive to the effects of sun rays it tans, acquiring different shades. When sunbathing, their skin reaches its richest tone.
*** · Down jackets can have different wool textures. There are both soft and more elastic hair. Like very long 7-15 cm,
and an average length of 4 -7 cm, and short ones growing only 3 - 4 cm. Regardless of the coat, the dogs must have the correct build. Downy wool is similar in structure to human hair, does not shed or cause allergic reactions. The color of the puffballs changes with age. Yes, from black and white dog blue may grow, and bronze may grow into white. There is also a shading effect. It is produced by the darker outer hair that grows until the coat reaches maturity. Moreover, the nose and eye color always harmonize with the color. And if the nose should be completely colored, then the pigmentation of the eyelids may be absent or partially absent.
The desired size is a height of 23-33 cm and a weight of no more than 5 kg. Both large, heavy and excessively small dogs not desirable.
The teeth of this breed are not like all the others - hairless dogs may have premolars completely absent. The incisors are usually not complete, and the lower canines are inclined forward, like small tusks.
The hairless gene is dominant - this means that when mated to a hairless dog, any shaggy dog You can get hairless puppies.
Chinese Cresteds should never be angry or aggressive. However, they are wary of strangers, but this should not be confused with timidity or aggressiveness.
The ease of maintenance makes this breed more and more popular. People who suffer from allergies, asthma and dream of owning a dog can finally make their dream come true.
Chinese Crested Dog needs frequent washing- once every 7 - 10 days as pollution occurs; her skin sometimes has to be lubricated with baby creams so that it does not crack and is smooth to the touch. In addition, non-pigmented pale skin should be protected from sunburn. Facial hair and whiskers are usually removed.
*** And yet, as pleasant as it is to keep a Chinese Crested as a pet, you will certainly enjoy participating in various dog shows with your pet. When buying a puppy, people often say: “I’m for myself, I don’t need exhibitions.” But time passes, and if you
After consulting with well-known and experienced people in the breed, you spared no expense and purchased a dog from well-known, titled producers. If you conscientiously and carefully followed all the recommendations of your breeder, you will see for yourself that the miracle that has grown in your hands is impossible not to show to other people. And the first victories will encourage you to participate in subsequent exhibitions to achieve new victories. Your pet's success in the ring will bring you great pleasure. Don't we rejoice at the success of our children? But dogs are often the same children. By the way, lately actively developing new look tourism - trips with a dog to various foreign exhibitions. Often people travel with entire families with children - and you can see the country and show your dog. As a rule, during such trips there are sightseeing tours, and most importantly, you can see with your own eyes what high level reached dogs of our breeding.
