An examination of Goat’s pedigree provides an easy explanation as to why he would be destined to create a lasting legacy. Goat’s Coefficient of Inbreeding is 16.5% which would make him a solidly linebred dog. While great dogs do come from outcrossed pairings, the odds tilt heavily in the favor of the pup whose ancestors were both related and above average performers, and Goat’s pedigree reads like a who’s who of the foundational dogs from the influential Cedarwood kennel. Through using BreedMate software, NAPPA members are able to calculate the Coefficient of Relationship for a dog. This calculation is the percentage of genes an ancestral dog contributes to a pup. Consider for a moment the Coefficient of Relationship for some of the dogs in Goat’s Pedigree…

Cedarwoods Quincy Dan – COR 48% – UT Prize III with multiple NSTRA 1st place wins

Cedarwoods First Offense – COR – 53% – UT Prize II, 1st Place NSTRA wins

Cedarwoods Zinfindel – COR 53% – UT Prize I – sister to First Offense

Cedarwoods Calendar Girl – COR 38% – UT Prize I- the most influential pudelpointer in history

Cedarwoods Amadaus – COR 43% – UT Prize I/ multiple 1st place NSTRA wins and once described by Bodo Winterhelt as the best pudelpointer in North America

Cedarwoods Image of Jake – COR 48% UT Prize I -The mother to our first Pudelpointer, Cedarwoods Just Do It