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17 26 ISSUE; EAST AFRICA KENNEL CLUB NEWSLETTER, APRIL 2018

Best Dog In Show Mbwa Africa Maximus Best Male in show Stephano Casanova

Participants at the BAEA open day with Johan Swart making his critic

through a well detailed and updated database It was a shocker for those who attended the breed
Integrity in maintaining a legitimate breed to seminar last Sunday to finally get to know the link
avoid the introduction of other dog breeds into between the Boerboel and the Pressa Canario or
the boerbel family, as in the past through non- the Canary Dog and the fact that the Canary dog
enthusiasts who were after personal gains, will only carries no solid black gene nor black dilute genes
be achieved through proper record keeping and on it as scientifically proven through the E and K
genetic tracing. The database will also help track allele genetic coat markers study, which answered
and address diseases and other unwanted genetic the long-known fact that there were no black dogs
recessives that may pop up over time. in the Boerboel pedigree just as the official 2004
The judge also urged breeders to avoid the kennel Boerboel breed standard points out.
blindness that afflicts many and for breeders to As we prepare for the June 23-24th Appraisal we
work together rather than against each other as our have our work cut out to better those areas that were
common goal is the betterment of the Boerboel a challenge in organising the open day and seminar.
breed in East Africa.
BAEA OPEN DAY AND BREED SEMINAR