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Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12964 / Races 40209 18 Aug 2021 02:24
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Hi guys, we are currently looking at ways to improve the test mating.
Let us know what you would like to see. Please post your ideas here, thanks.
Rod Entwistle Australia (Verified User) Posts 33 Dogs 0 / Races 0 18 Aug 2021 04:41
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Hi Tony - Great to see you always being innovative & open to improvement. I would like to see a "special ancestor" function available for females. Currently available for sires but not females but as we know linking common females is a proven recipe for success on the track and/or producing a quality brood. I think this would be an excellent addition. Thanks & keep up the great work.
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12964 / Races 40209 18 Aug 2021 06:33
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Thanks Rod, that's a great idea. I will get our IT to see what can be done. Thank you for your kind words.
Simon Milgate Australia (Verified User) Posts 2043 Dogs 23 / Races 0 18 Aug 2021 10:18
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Hi Tony and Team GD, I'd like to see an option where you would as personal preference select four members of your broodbitches pedigree and based on GD ratings you could be given a list of best sires suited to your broodbitch based on previous success.
You could have in list with special ancestor,linebreeding etc call it a powerhit, click on that,pick your four members of your broodies pedigree that you think might make her a sucess as a mother and up comes a list based on those 4 selections that rank sires previously used over bitches containing those four.
Just a thought but keep up the good work.
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12964 / Races 40209 19 Aug 2021 02:45
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Hi Simon, yes that would be good breeding aid for sure. I will have out IT look into it. Please be patient with us as out IT guy is not greyhound orientated so some of this will take a bit of explaining.
Thank you for your suggestion.
Kevin Lindsay United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1420 Dogs 10 / Races 7 19 Aug 2021 14:47
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Hi Tony
The 'second offspring' has never worked as it is currently set up.
You can do away with the 'female' and 'male' and 'top' female and male sections and just have a 'second offspring' and 'top second offspring'
In doing this you will remove a number of useless tabs.
Matt Griffiths Australia (Verified User) Posts 1955 Dogs 56 / Races 2 19 Aug 2021 22:00
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Sometimes the best theory is if it isn't broken don't fix it. Leave testmatings alone imo
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12964 / Races 40209 20 Aug 2021 03:02
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Hi Matt, thanks for your input. what your saying is true but it has virtually been the same for 20 years. We will not be removing the basic things it does but we are trying to add extra features that todays breeders may be looking for.
Thanks Kevin we will look at your suggestion.
Sandro Bechini Australia (Verified User) Posts 19488 Dogs 15268 / Races 1856 20 Aug 2021 03:16
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I wouldn't mind a 6th generation appearing on the page or the ability to extend to up to 7 generations on the one page from the current 5.
Also would like to see the tap root damline to appear as a separate column at the side of each ancestor after the last column in the generational chart e.g. Kitty, Old Fly, Handsome etc
Mick Whyte Australia (Verified User) Posts 1109 Dogs 23 / Races 3 21 Aug 2021 03:22
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Be good if you could break up top offspring and 2nd off spring in to seperate countries. Makes it easier, particularly with outcross sires to see what seems to be working with the sire.
Simon Milgate Australia (Verified User) Posts 2043 Dogs 23 / Races 0 21 Aug 2021 06:30
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https:/ CLICK HERE Mick using Sh Avatar as example top offspring you should be able to click the word in red (land) and that will give you country in alphabetical order starting with AU.
Mitchell Tubinas Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 0 / Races 0 21 Aug 2021 12:14
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I like Sandros idea but i also think there could be a pattern linker where it will show top rated performers with atleast 2 or 3 or 4 gen 2,3 or 4 or whatever number you request in the mix. Like you can request any mix of specific or any 3 say specific links in a bloodline in the requested amount of generations. So the top performers that have atleast 3 first 3 generation links the same as your testmating and so on. Or you can pick the generations up to 5 or even more with as many links as you request. Not sure if this is making sense but basically finding the best results from any number of random or specific links regarding your testmating. I mean the breeding buffs will have to find something else to do for 6 more hours a day but it would be extremely helpful.
Mick Whyte Australia (Verified User) Posts 1109 Dogs 23 / Races 3 22 Aug 2021 12:32
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Simon Milgate wrote:
https:/ CLICK HERE Mick using Sh Avatar as example top offspring you should be able to click the word in red (land) and that will give you country in alphabetical order starting with AU.
Thanks Simon, would be even better if they were listed in order of ability.
Sandro Bechini Australia (Verified User) Posts 19488 Dogs 15268 / Races 1856 22 Aug 2021 21:38
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Yes, I think the suggestions to extend the 'special ancestor' and 'line breeding' in the sire searches to at least 4 options eachisn't a bad idea
You could also include an option where you can pick how many generations you want that search to go for, the standard being 5 gen and then extended options to at least 7 gen or further to find the blood you want for your brood
Nicholas Arena Australia (Verified User) Posts 233 Dogs 10 / Races 0 22 Aug 2021 22:50
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Tony I would like to be in a position to undertake a test mating and then undertake a next generation mating using the result of the first. Not sure if the virtual mating function covers this option - I couldn't work it out if it does.
Sandro Bechini Australia (Verified User) Posts 19488 Dogs 15268 / Races 1856 22 Aug 2021 23:26
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Nicholas Arena wrote:
Tony I would like to be in a position to undertake a test mating and then undertake a next generation mating using the result of the first. Not sure if the virtual mating function covers this option - I couldn't work it out if it does.
Nick
You use the expert mode to do that
https:/ CLICK HERE Then you can go into each area of the expert test-mating and change the variables
Nicholas Arena Australia (Verified User) Posts 233 Dogs 10 / Races 0 23 Aug 2021 00:01
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Good on you Sandro - appreciate that.
Ryan Vanderwert Australia (Verified User) Posts 5958 Dogs 8 / Races 0 23 Aug 2021 03:24
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Sandro Bechini wrote:
.....You could also include an option where you can pick how many generations you want that search to go for, the standard being 5 gen and then extended options to at least 7 gen or further to find the blood you want for your brood
now that's a great idea
Mark Mayers United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 699 Dogs 9 / Races 1 23 Aug 2021 11:00
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For me the " Test Mating " has always been fine. What would be more beneficial when breeders are trying to use the facility would be an accurate & up to date database of stud dogs. Most listed died years ago. If it were not proven that sires were available frozen they too should be deleted. Hope that helps. Mark
Howard Moshinsky USA (Verified User) Posts 886 Dogs 3 / Races 0 23 Aug 2021 13:44
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