CHAPTER IV 



BREEDING TEEEIEES 



THE principles upon which Darwin based 

 his theory of evolution which are now 

 accepted by scientists the world over as 

 biological laws are the very same as those un- 

 der which the dog breeder works. Modern ani- 

 mal breeding is evolution in which man plays 

 Dame Nature's part. 



Breeding is, however, far from being an exact 

 science, though it is continually becoming more 

 and more scientific in its methods. We cannot sit 

 down, a pencil in our fingers and paper before us, 

 and with the aid of the stud book and a set of 

 mathematical formulas figure out a dog that will 

 surely be a champion. We can, however, with a 

 knowledge of the scientific data that biologists 

 have collected in their research work supplement- 

 ing the lore and traditions of the kennels, come 

 nearer and nearer to the breeder's ideal of "a 

 champion in every litter." 



It is quite obvious that with such plastic ma- 

 terials to work with we can never hope to have a 

 perfectly uniform product, but who would have it 



