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William Arkwright wrote in 1915, "First to the pup's actual pedigree, he should have a first rate dam... his sire's excellences there is not quite so much necessity to investigate... the owner of a good bitch will almost certainly have exercised care in her mating".
Through our breeding, we constantly try and strenghting our Dam line by only breeding from the very best, proven shooting bitches.
Contender Gundogs is taking part in one of the biggest studies which is developing an accurate DNA-based test for genetic risk of hip and elbow dysplasia. Contender Cassanova (Baci), Contender Chilli and Druimmuir Drake of Contender will all have their results later in 2012.
For more information on the study have a look here:
