More and more breeders are enhancing their breeding programs with Matchmaker, our advanced, custom tool that makes it easy to assess potential mates. Available for 46 breeds, Matchmaker makes it possible to quickly evaluate and predict the inherited disease variants, genetic COI, and prospective litter traits between two intact dogs of the same breed in the Embark database. For many, it’s a game changer. But don’t take it from us: Jennifer Cook, longtime Olde English Bulldog breeder and owner of Smashabulls, weighs in on the tool.
“I want perfectly healthy puppies.”
It’s all about love of the breed. I want to be able to give somebody a perfectly healthy, perfectly sound bulldog puppy that they are going to be able to love for 13-15 years. (That’s a big deal because bulldogs are like 2-year-old toddlers that never grow up!)
My puppies go home microchipped and my name is on the microchip even with their new owner. I want to make sure that my dogs never end up in a shelter. Embark helps us, because when you breed correctly, you’re less likely to have those kinds of problems.
“I am using Matchmaker with one of my girls.”
I already know my boys’ lines. I know the chocolate merle tri—16 generations back! I’ve known my lilac Merle Tri for 17 generations back. Everything from color to genetics. But I looked at Matchmaker with one of my girls because I am going to be looking for an outside stud.
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