Italian bonitations

[woland77]

Originally Posted by saschia

Sorry, woland, I cannot agree with you here... It is true that the test is not perfect, and that even if the code would really reflect the character of the stud it still does not say what is genetic and what is due to upbringing and training, but still, if I like a dog and it's code is Ob, I really think before using it (and I did, but only after consulting with the judge who bonitated it, and considering the character of the rest of the dog's family which I know).

I can agree with you Saschia, Ob is a extreme code, surely we can't say than Ob dog maybe is balanced or good natured but, when we have a Of dog (optimistic, weel balanced), can be very very different than other Of dog. Of code i think is the code for the dog's with maximum attitude to work. Normally if you select for generation Of code dog's, you will establish optimal genetic heritage for work dog...We know this is not realy on Czw!

The character test as used today is simple enough and doesn't take so much time, and it still tells us at least something about the dog's character.

I agree, tell us somethings about the dog...but somethinghs about phenotype..If you want the code have mean in terms of selection, genetic and improvement attitude (this last the most importanto to create a "memory of breed") must be much better...with this thinks i've said bonitation code is empty...