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How to share your Embark DNA data to a couple of good causes...maybe a free membership?

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If you have purchased Embark Health and Breed test (which goes on sale often- its down to $129 last I looked)

And gave permission to share with the DDP
www.dobermandiversityproject.org

Submit Embark Results

We are collecting each dog's genomic and health data. We get it directly from YOU, the owner, so you're always in control. Please send us your dog's results. It's simple and takes less than two...
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It looks like DDP is migrating data to IWDR, for use as a database to apply the retail tools like Betterbred or UCDavis VGL for litter pair planning "Estimated Breeding Values".

EBVs are used in large programs like Guide Dogs breeding where they capture enough data to be useful, as well as in cattle breeding, I understand...

There is an opportunity to give permission to simply give permission to migrate data from DDP to IWDR and get a free membership in the deal ($150?).

www.dobermandiversityproject.org

IWDR Migration

Thanks to your generous support and donations over the past 5 years, we are now able to enter a new phase for The Doberman Diversity Project. This marks the beginning of incredible innovation, and...
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You'd have to look at IWDR to see if its of interest to you, of course...but its a free way to give back to the breed, if you've already paid for Embark DNA.

 
IF....IWDR develops tools similar to the existing tests which are sort of expensive and only useful to breeders, but in a way thats useful to a retail level owner ot breeder, then thats a good thing, correct? More ability to breed and select from healthy dogs...?
 
BGpa said:
If you have purchased Embark Health and Breed test (which goes on sale often- its down to $129 last I looked)

And gave permission to share with the DDP
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I shared it for both of our dogs when we filled out the info for DDP.
BGpa said:
It looks like DDP is migrating data to IWDR, for use as a database to apply the retail tools like Betterbred or UCDavis VGL for litter pair planning "Estimated Breeding Values".
Click to expand...
I have looked up a couple pairings between Elroy and Euro girls and the pairings did bring the COI way down.
 
To any noobs and lurkers, if you are considering a first dog or first dobe:

You will be so well served and getting good ROI on the dog investment by doing homework first:

in good training and some detailed "how to's" there is lots of good stuff at IWDA:

The science and best practices applied at corporate service dog programs for early socialization and attention on the handler are useful for ANY pet companion owner.

See @Ladydi comments on her work and videos from Dogs, Inc.

I recall reading "The Genius of Dogs"
and watching a documentary movie on same

About the Duke University scientist and his wife working with Canine Companions studying how their service dogs think, and alluding to an in-house breeding program designed to maximize the wisdom of one particular male that was a mentor dog, in effect to puppies bred from labs, goldens, etc to achieve both taller, healthier but with particular behavior traits...my guess is they and perhaps the CC west coast breeders would be using EBVs already...

Heres a good book on results learned

www.goodreads.com

Puppy Kindergarten: The New Science of Raising a Great …

The New York Times bestselling authors of The Genius of…
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Its truly amazing to me how far science has come on dogs, especially on the behavioral side...
 
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Back to DNA tests, and colle ting a database on a large number of the distinct breed: the point of DDP contributing its data to IWDA for their use in Expected Breeding Values research.

For noobs and lurkers- the deep value of a well run webforum is the archives you can search by topic or search word. Some related posts will show up below the last post, automatically...and its helpful to me at least, what other dobe owners have said about the dna tests that have been around awhile:

Here is a link to one I am bumping for reference: not sure exactly what IWDA will be using but BetterBred uses same pairing idea as VGLs test for litter planning.

Far thinking ethical breeders could justify the exoense if the database was bigger, and available. Lets hope thats what IWDA is trying to do: bring better tools at lower cost to beginning breeders and informed buyers who support them in best practices.

Maja Rocks

Thread 'Better Bred'

I found this super interesting!
No affiliation with the site other than Maja's breeder posted the link on here web page.
And thought I would pass it along.
MR

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Contributing positively to the future
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Dogs within purebred gene pools are by their very nature related. At some point within the formation of the breed, there were identical ancestors in each dog’s...
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Again: if you have already tested by Embark its easy to share data for free:
www.dobermandiversityproject.org

Enroll Your Dog

When you choose " YES -- I consent " in the " Do you consent to this Sharing Agreement, without restriction?" box below, you agree to the Sharing Agreement below. Carefully read this...
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If you are not sure, you can check here:
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Enroll

Testing with Embark Veterinary alone does NOT make you a part of the Doberman Diversity Project. You also need to enroll your dog and send us the results. If you think your dog is already a part...
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Once confirmed, then give permission to migrate your data to IWDA

www.dobermandiversityproject.org

IWDR Migration

Thanks to your generous support and donations over the past 5 years, we are now able to enter a new phase for The Doberman Diversity Project. This marks the beginning of incredible innovation, and...
www.dobermandiversityproject.org
 
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