What truly separates any casual breeder from one more seriously involved and/or interested in breeding is the effort taken to study breed genetics. This is not an easy or quick task. However, it offers an opportunity to benefit the breed and breeder indefinitely. It’s very difficult to be ‘brutally honest’ about the dogs you own. The greatest challenge to any breeder is to have the ability to objectively evaluate how well their dog(s) conform to the breed’s official AKC stand