They're here!! (Generation 12 PB/NIB WCh dali litter)
Jun 2, 2024 17:03:56 GMT
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Post by Szmantha on Jun 2, 2024 17:03:56 GMT
*long, image-heavy post incoming*
After almost two years of breeding and showing, I finally have two unrelated Generation 11 purebred, noninbred, full-pedigree dalmatians who are currently in showring, working toward their World Champion titles. Once they are both titled, they will be bred together for a Generation 12 litter with a *complete* family tree!
Martagon & Drake
Martagon, who is the alternate liver spot on the left, was born almost a year ago, on July 5. She earned her SGCh title back in November, and she’s currently an UGCh working toward WCh. She carries double white coats, brown and white lids, and gray (20) and brown (92) eyes.
Drake, the trispot on the right, was recently bred at the end of May. He only has his SGCh title at this point, so he’s still got quite a bit a ways to go before he’s ready to be bred. He carries double white coats, double white lids, and steel (117) and blue (178) eyes.
A little backstory on the project…
I love dalmatians! A PB/NIB dali line was my first big breeding project when I joined the PC back in August 2022. At the end of 2022, I adopted an unrelated PB/NIB Generation 8 dalmatian from the WW advent calendar, and it got me thinking…how long could I keep line going ?
The Generation 12 litter will be able to trace its lineage back to 16 unrelated Generation 8 dalmatians. That’s a total of 4,094 unrelated dalmatians in their family tree (with 4 full generations of SGCh+ lineage starting with Generation 8). I bred a lot of these dalmatians myself (nine of my own lines), but not all of them, which is how we’ve arrived here.
Penny @ Just Dandy bred SGCh Dandy's A Slightly-Crazed Woman You Met on Her Way Out of Town at SzK "Bella" (Generation 8):
Cher @ Daisy bred SGCh Daisy's Into Thin Air "Stratosphere" (Generation 8):
mouse bred SGCh Mouse's Whirligig in the Wind "Pinwheel" (Generation 8):
Witzy bred UGCh Witz's Chorus Leader at SzK "Apollo" (Generation 8) (also, Apollo has three previous generations of UGCh lineage! 😍):
Lyric of Lemonade bred UGCh Lyric's Poison-Type at SzK "Nidorino" (Generation 8):
nebula bred SGCh Poppyhill’s Mammillaria hahniana "Cactus" (Generation 9). (Also, both of Cactus' parents are UGCh!):
Pollypup bred Wraith* (Generation 5):
kathleen bred Quinn* (Generation 6):
Honorable mention to gingerade , who bred SGCh Gin's Animal Life "Fauna" (Generation 8), who is not directly related to the Generation 12 litter because she's related to Cactus—which is why I couldn't "use" her. But, I also used your gingerbread decorating kit as the base for my 8th line of dalmatians, so it feels extra right to include you here
If you like family trees, here’s the giant graphic that shows how everyone is related (i.e., how I’ve kept track of this project + all of the offshoot projects, like the KIs and spotless lines):
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*How this will work*
I’m taking inspiration from the adoption events that Witzy and Nebula (and undoubtedly others) have run, in which potential adopters get to follow updates on the litter from birth. When the pups are ready to be weaned, I’ll draw names randomly from the waiting list to decide on the picking order. But the picking order will be tiered: First picks will go to people who contributed a Generation 8+ puppy; second picks to people who contributed a >Generation 8 puppy or made the honorable mentions; third picks to anybody who has a trade for me (see below).
I’m probably going to breed the litter with some combo of the parents’ OWs + the vanilla dali file. I’m also open to suggestions if there’s an OW you’d really like to see in the final litter.
Obviously, there’s no pressure to adopt a puppy if you’re not interested. I’m going generate the waitlist using an opt-in system, so please reply here if your name (& dalmatian) is above and I'll add you!
If you’d like a pup but you’re not on the above list, I will be breeding a couple extra to raffle off at the end, or you can trade me an *unrelated* Generation 8 full-pedigree dalmatian and I'll add you to the waiting list.
I think that's all for now. I'll keep you all updated on how Martagon and Drake are progressing in their show titles!
After almost two years of breeding and showing, I finally have two unrelated Generation 11 purebred, noninbred, full-pedigree dalmatians who are currently in showring, working toward their World Champion titles. Once they are both titled, they will be bred together for a Generation 12 litter with a *complete* family tree!
Martagon & Drake
Martagon, who is the alternate liver spot on the left, was born almost a year ago, on July 5. She earned her SGCh title back in November, and she’s currently an UGCh working toward WCh. She carries double white coats, brown and white lids, and gray (20) and brown (92) eyes.
Drake, the trispot on the right, was recently bred at the end of May. He only has his SGCh title at this point, so he’s still got quite a bit a ways to go before he’s ready to be bred. He carries double white coats, double white lids, and steel (117) and blue (178) eyes.
A little backstory on the project…
I love dalmatians! A PB/NIB dali line was my first big breeding project when I joined the PC back in August 2022. At the end of 2022, I adopted an unrelated PB/NIB Generation 8 dalmatian from the WW advent calendar, and it got me thinking…how long could I keep line going ?
The Generation 12 litter will be able to trace its lineage back to 16 unrelated Generation 8 dalmatians. That’s a total of 4,094 unrelated dalmatians in their family tree (with 4 full generations of SGCh+ lineage starting with Generation 8). I bred a lot of these dalmatians myself (nine of my own lines), but not all of them, which is how we’ve arrived here.
I’d like to gift a Generation 12 puppy to everyone who contributed a dali to this project!
Based on my records, this is everyone from whom I’ve adopted a dalmatian:
Penny @ Just Dandy bred SGCh Dandy's A Slightly-Crazed Woman You Met on Her Way Out of Town at SzK "Bella" (Generation 8):
mouse bred SGCh Mouse's Whirligig in the Wind "Pinwheel" (Generation 8):
Pollypup bred Wraith* (Generation 5):
kathleen bred Quinn* (Generation 6):
*Wraith and Quinn were incorporated into my 5th line of dalis, which is my only line that isn't entirely "mine."
Honorable mention to Amanda , who bred Orsula (Generation 7), who is not related to the Generation 12 litter but is the matriarch of my original line of Kuroi Inu (not a full-pedigree line, but the Generation 10 KIs have 940 of their 1,022 ancestors). Also, I apparently adopted Orsula so early in this project (before I had started regularly showing my dalmatians) that I wasn't yet in the habit of stalking other people's crew pages for champion lineage. So I'm only just discovering that Orsula's parents are SGCh. Which means Orsula will soon be getting her butt in the ring to earn herself a title. Here she is:
Honorable mention to Megan@Xoops 🌼 , who bred SGCh Xoops' My God Is Dead "Ilija" (Generation 7), who is the patriarch of my original line of KIs. Also, if I'm remembering correctly, Ilija was the third dog I ever put in the showring, when I barely knew what I was doing
I also have Flora from Megan, who is the grandmother (to Fauna's grandfather) of the first Generation 10 litter I ever bred - this was back before I understood what full pedigree/full tree meant, so while I ultimately did not continue that "branch" of the project, one could say it walked so that this Generation 12 litter could run. Here's Flora:
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*How this will work*
I’m taking inspiration from the adoption events that Witzy and Nebula (and undoubtedly others) have run, in which potential adopters get to follow updates on the litter from birth. When the pups are ready to be weaned, I’ll draw names randomly from the waiting list to decide on the picking order. But the picking order will be tiered: First picks will go to people who contributed a Generation 8+ puppy; second picks to people who contributed a >Generation 8 puppy or made the honorable mentions; third picks to anybody who has a trade for me (see below).
I’m probably going to breed the litter with some combo of the parents’ OWs + the vanilla dali file. I’m also open to suggestions if there’s an OW you’d really like to see in the final litter.
Obviously, there’s no pressure to adopt a puppy if you’re not interested. I’m going generate the waitlist using an opt-in system, so please reply here if your name (& dalmatian) is above and I'll add you!
If you’d like a pup but you’re not on the above list, I will be breeding a couple extra to raffle off at the end, or you can trade me an *unrelated* Generation 8 full-pedigree dalmatian and I'll add you to the waiting list.
I think that's all for now. I'll keep you all updated on how Martagon and Drake are progressing in their show titles!
Waiting list (Status: Closed)
This is the finalized picking order!
This is the finalized picking order!
1. Lyric @ Lemonade
2. Mouse
3. Witzy
3. Witzy
4. Penny @ Just Dandy
5. Megan@Xoops
6. Kathleen
6. Kathleen
7. Shaina @ Kizmet
8. Szmantha
8. Szmantha
Raffle tickets for any remaining pups (Status: Closed):
1. Thor
2. JT
2. JT
Updates:
Update#2 - Martagon and Drake are expecting!
Update #3 - The litter is here!
Update #4 - Eyes are open 👀
Update #5 - Individual play sessions (Part 1)
Update#6 - Individual play sessions (Part 2)
Update #7 - Group play date
Update #8 - Let the picking commence!
Update #3 - The litter is here!
Update #4 - Eyes are open 👀
Update #5 - Individual play sessions (Part 1)
Update#6 - Individual play sessions (Part 2)
Update #7 - Group play date
Update #8 - Let the picking commence!