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Below are links to some articles which I have found useful and interesting

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Hip Dysplasia : Improving the Odds (by Andy Smith)

Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims
http://www.nature.com/news/policy-twenty-tips-for-interpreting-scientific-claims-1.14183

It's Not the Genes Themselves, but How They Are Controlled
 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220113207.htm

Legacies: How to Ensure Your Bloodline Goes Forward

http://www.dogchannel.com/dogsinreview/bloodline-legacies.aspx.

Health related papers

Cryptorchidism (Undescended Testicles)
http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/cryptorchidism.html#testis-drop

Spaying Neutering
http://caninechronicle.com/current-articles/spaying-neutering-may-lead-to-increased-health-problems-in-dogs/
longtermhealtheffectsofspayneuterindogs2.pdf
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Should We Breed With Carriers?  Dr. Cathryn Mellersh of the Animal Health Trust.
breeding_with_carriers.pdf
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Interesting Article About Inbreeding.
Modest rates of inbreeding, extensive loss of genetic diversity and lack of correlation between inbreeding and health
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Tom Lewis is a  Quantitative geneticist at the Animal Health Trust
This is the paper he presented to The Dog Advisory Council  about out crossing
tom_lewis_dac_outcrossing_paper1.pdf
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Judging and Breed Type

A good description of type versus construction .
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