Current commercial & hobbyist dog breeders tend to select dogs for future breeding when quite young

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Current commercial & hobbyist dog breeders tend to select dogs for future breeding when quite young 0 0 1

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Behavioral measures in breeding are more unstable & unreliable when the dog is young 0 0 1

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Current dog breeding practices are potentially dangerous on the genetic level 0 0 1

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