The MarkerDog
When tracing back through a pedigree (see section on Tracing
Generations), it can often be difficult to find where the dog you just
clicked on has moved to. The whole pedigree shifts to the left as the
original root dog disappears. With a new root dog, the whole pedigree is
regenerated, and the ancestors may shift to unexpected positions, often far
removed from where you started (especially with deep pedigrees).
To help with your navigation, BMDPed keeps track of the "Current
Dog" which is the last dog you clicked on in the pedigree. A little
Berner Icon, called the "MarkerDog" will mark the Current Dog, and you
can quickly see where that dog has moved to when you do the trace-back.
For example, here is Dog 7874, and we have put the MarkerDog on dam #1137 by
clicking on it. Here is the pedigree before we "TraceBack" on
dam 1137:
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Multiple Occurrences (Inbreeding)
In addition, you will sometimes find that a given dog appears more than once
in the ancestry (a sign of inbreeding). The MarkerDog will then appear
more than once to highlight the multiple occurrences.
As an example (see below), bring up the pedigree for Dog # 7879 (or Search
for "Roulettes Ditto of Luci"). Not far back in the pedigree,
you will find sire #433 "Sanctuary Woods Gordo". Click on Gordo
to make him the current dog.
Several MarkerDogs will appear showing the multiple occurrences:
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for dam #1137 and see how she moves down to the bottom half of the
pedigree -- difficult to find without the MarkerDog:
