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a greater portion of the gene pool. In the beginning of Q. Are there any people Ch Pendleton Luna
our program we didn’t leverage the proven stud dogs currently involved in the
from the larger kennels to increase the reach of our breed who worked with
pedigrees. Maintaining a smaller kennel with one or your breeding stock?
two breedings per year didn’t provide a large enough
sample to know if we should repeat a breeding or not. Yes there are breeders
who have had successes
Q. What qualities or philosophies do you employ working with bitches
when making breeding decisions? and dogs from Pendleton
Chows and are still using
Contemplating a breeding is always based in the the thread that comes
biology of pedigree. We consider the characteristics back to us. The kennels
known to be behind the dog or bitch, the temperament are Goodtyme, Lo-Re,
as a gaiting factor because the reality is that the Royal Club, BearDen,
majority of your get will be companion quality puppies. Paramount, Brigadoon,
Lucky if you get the one dog in each litter who wants Rosewine, Fortune,
to be your next shining star at a minimum they should Chowmania, O’Cannon,
be healthy, sound and playful. We study the impact of and Dessert Moon.
‘pheno’ and ‘geno’ type and then consider the bitch’s
whelping history and her dam’s. Q. In your opinion, what Pendleton Suffragette City DB
is the greatest thing a
Q. Do you think using frozen semen from dogs breeder can do to give
that have died is a positive or negative thing in back to the breed?
purebred dogs?
Be a steward of the breed – advocate and promote
In our opinion Frozen Semen is a good thing. the breed, mentor new people and breed for the
Using a breeding from the semen bank may provide companion dogs to be in families; their next generation
an otherwise missed opportunity to tighten up a may just happen to want to show.
bloodline and working backwards to push forward a
new generation is the goal. We’ve had positive results Q. How does the breed today compare to the
using Frozen Semen and the Trans Cervical Implant Chows back when you first started out?
procedure. We believe we are lucky to have CSU and
the graduates of this great school practicing veterinary We think that since there is more access to health
medicine and reproductive specialists nearby. testing information and better overall documentation
of the Chow’s reproductive history and video footage to

CH Pendleton Ginger finished in Orlando successful product of CH Pendleton’s Christine example of a quality bitch of yesterday
Frozen Semen