Doggy Geneology

Scubabe · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: Doggy Geneology

Question about doggy geneology programs... which ones are the best?

What kinda stuff can you put in them? EG I know you can put in colour, health test results, sex, DOB, DOD (if applicable)... but what else goes in there?

I guess I'm asking why I'd use a geneology program rather than just build an Access Database of my own?

Also, where do you get all your data from - can you apply to the Kennel Club for pedigrees of dogs that you don't own?

Thanks in advance

Ness

Alyson69 · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:52 pm Post subject:

A lot of breeders use Breeders Assistant. The website is www.tenset.co.uk. The prices start at £99.
The kennel club will only give out information of dogs that you have the registration number for. There are a good number of sites that have extensive databases of labradors. Sue51 & JohnW are very knowledgeable and have helped me many times in the past.
Good luck. By the way searching for pedigrees can become very addictive!

Topseyt · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

I'd love to know the answer to this.

I wish the KC would set up some kind of online database, useable for a small fee and allowing owners to trace their dog's ancestry back more easily. Just KC reg. names with colour, date of birth/death if known would be sufficient. No need to give details of owners or their descendants.

As for computer software, I have heard there is one called Breedmate available, and I will work on getting hubby to buy it for me for my next birthday Wink

. I have listed Charlie's pedigree on an Excel spreadsheet, but can see it getting too cumbersome soon.

Helen.

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_Mary_ · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject:

I started tracing CJ`s back after Sue told me she`d found loads of his ancestors, I got Breedmate, just been looking for it though and i have a horrible feeling I lost it when my old machine crashed Shocked

I had loads of dogs on there as well!!, Sue gave me several links of places to go and check out names of dogs I had, think I ended up with the better part of a thousand and didn`t actually finish looking Very Happy

sue51 · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject:

I use Breedmate - www.breedmate.com - recommended by JohnW.

I did consider 'developing' something myself, but to be honest, for what I paid for it, it really isn't worth the hassle.

It can produces ancestry charts at the touch of a button - produce offspring lists, calculate inbreeding co-efficients, produce 3 to 5 generation pedigrees with various different info (or you can 'design' your own style of pedigree) - abd can produce up to 10 gen pedigrees for research purposes

Re: the info it accommodates - everything from Dogs KC and Call names to different breeds, hip scores, elbow scores, colours, show results, owner and breeder info - it can identify ancestry at the touch of a button, and identify shared ancestry between one or more dogs Very Happy

- very handy little product Very Happy

I would imagine the other products offer similar facilities - but whatever you use - I think it is safe to say that the development effort has already been put in and for less than £100 you can take advantage of it Very Happy

I have got over 9,000 records in mine now and have yet to encounter any major problems that haven;t been caused by human error Embarassed

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