So you’ve just become the owner of a wonder Pit bull and you have all the paper work showing its Pedigree. The papers say that yours is a 4th generation pedigree but unfortunately you only have a vague idea of what that means. Well, don’t worry; read on and by the end you’ll have a fairly good idea of what’s involved in that entitlement.

Let’s start at the beginning. Your pit bull parents are referred to as the 1st generation, the grandparents form the 2nd generation, the great-grandparents, the 3rd generation and the great-great grandparents, the 4th generation. Obviously, your pet has been line bred which means that it’s related to a particular ancestor through both its sire and dam.

There are two reasons why pedigrees are mentioned:

• To help you find out what distinct qualities each had and how that might have been transferred to your current pet.
• To help you (as a breeder), make informed breeding decisions.

Take a look at the facts below to see how much a particular generation influences a descendant:

1st generation = 50%

2nd generation = 25%

3rd generation = 12.5%

4th generation = 6.25%

5th generation = 3.125%

....and so on right up to the 10th generation which exerts a 0.01% influence.

Looking at this you may wonder why the 3rd or 4th generations even matter considering their relatively insignificant influence. Your theory holds true in situations where only one ancestor is involved. However, when multiple ancestors and close relations like siblings and part siblings of the same line are added to a puppy then the genetic influence is multiplied by increasing the presence and quality of common (desirable) genes.

Scientists have found that genes manifest in clusters. If all the genes in a given cluster are desirable or positive then this has the ability to result in a huge upgrading or pre-potency that isn’t denoted by the above mentioned percentages of influence.

So, it’s imperative that superior ancestors are used in the first place to get the best results. The use of inferior breeds, obviously would result in major downgrading.

Armed with this knowledge now, you can go back and examine your American Pit bull Terrier pedigree to determine just what sort of a stellar Pit bull you’ve brought home. FORMORE INFORMATION ABOUT PEDIGREES VISIT http://virtuapedigrees.com

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