All the boys at Balletcor are retained for their genetics, show ability and potential for breeding as well as being our “Friends” . Here is a piece of history from the foundation of our kennel and what we found when breeding. All Stud’s are genetically tested for DM, vWD, EIC and Fluff with some having eye evaluations and hips scores. Here we show three and George because of his contribution to our breeding and knowledge.
George.
George was our first bought in stud and he came from the long established Marshmere Kennel in Wexford. George became the initial foundation with pups from Gemini and Porscha. With Gemini he had two litters and it was those and two other litters Gemini had gave us the knowledge to know that George had what we call a Dominant Testicle Gene. It was his litters where all the dog puppies had testicles and could be found at three weeks. The two other litters with Gemini came through different dogs where all but one pup either had one or no testicles descending into the scrotum. Further work with genetics and breeding back and research has cleared Gemini’s mother of the failure to have boy’s without testicles and the fault purely was in the breeding of her father. It is apparent that the failure for dogs to have proper descending testicles is throughout dog world in the UK and in show world the UK KC rules have been changed so judges can “put up” dogs without testicles so now we have dogs in the stud book with no testicles. This has been done through constant line breeding. Georges DNA / genes are now recorded at Aberystwyth University so one day the Dominant Testicle gene can be identified.
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Zac Balletcor’s Wonderous Collaboration
Zac is a carrier clear and was breed by a joint initiative between us and Mary Marshall of Michigan. We needed a dog that was not related to other other Amercan dogs and out of the litter Zac was chosen.
Zac is the father of our first DM clear puppies and is still a major part of the Balletcor breeding program.
One of Zac’s litter brothers is owned by Sandy Johnson of the Sunny Garden Farm kennel in Illinois and became an Am Ch at 17 months followed in time by Zac and sister Zoe both taking an FCI Champions title in Ireland.
Zac’s American brother not only being a successful show dog is also used on the farm for his purpose of cattle herding. In Pembrokeshire, Susie, a Zac daughter is one of three corgis used on the Hughes farm where she is one of three corgis used for cattle herding and separation. Farmer Andrew says she is best and is the one he relies on to control their Jersey bull. It looks like the genes for herding are well placed with Zac and his progeny. In show world all show dogs are supposed to be FIT FOR PURPOSE, in other words be able to do what they were originally bred for. This was asked for by the UK KC some time ago and on the FCI judges rules its on the from page.
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Merlyn Balletcor Magicians Magic
Merlyn is our stable and most successful dog in the kennel being a multi champion. He has had litters in three countries and is currently with our friends in The Netherlands where he is not related to any girl there other than those he sired last time he visited in 2017. Then he took the Amsterdam Winners Title and BOB and CACs and CACiBs in The Netherlands and Belgium. At home, his first born daughter is pregnant to Lenny.
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Pembroke Corgis by Balletcor 