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Dog breeding is often described as a craft. Sometimes as an art. Occasionally as destiny. It is none of these. Dog breeding is a long-running experiment in probability management conducted by humans who love outcomes more than uncertainty and narratives more than statistics. At its core, breeding is not about creating a dog. Dogs already do that just fine on their own. Breeding is about attempting to influence which traits survive replication while negotiating with biology, behavior, history, randomness, health, and the inconvenient fact that dogs are not mechanical systems. This book exists because nearly everything commonly said about dog breeding is incomplete, oversimplified, or quietly wrong. Pedigrees are not guarantees. Purebred does not mean predictable. Mixed-breed does not mean random chaos. Temperament does not follow instructions. Health does not respect intention. And love, while important, does not override genetics. Dog breeding is often described as a craft. Sometimes as an art. Occasionally as destiny. It is none of these. Dog breeding is a long-running experiment in probability management conducted by humans who love outcomes more than uncertainty and narratives more than statistics. At its core, breeding is not about creating a dog. Dogs already do that just fine on their own. Breeding is about attempting to influence which traits survive replication while negotiating with biology, behavior, history, randomness, health, and the inconvenient fact that dogs are not mechanical systems. This book exists because nearly everything commonly said about dog breeding is incomplete, oversimplified, or quietly wrong. Pedigrees are not guarantees. Purebred does not mean predictable. Mixed-breed does not mean random chaos. Temperament does not follow instructions. Health does not respect intention. And love, while important, does not override genetics.

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