Arahu's Great Pyramid Builder(M) 14 March 2012, CKC ZE453843, Blk Brdl |
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26 August 2008 Lifespan: Health checks: |
1 April 2007 |
US CA CH Curiann RQ Home To Wolfhaven
27 July 2002 Lifespan: Health checks: |
US CH Armaitiu Niall Caille Of Eagle
9 January 2000 |
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US CH Armaitiu Nimfeach Of Eagle 13 September 1996 Wheaten |
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27 October 1999 |
6 September 1993 |
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US CH Wolfhvn Dont Go Breakn My Heart
25 March 2004 Health checks: |
CA CH Wolfhaven's Gotta Bossanova
5 August 2002 Lifespan: Health checks: |
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US CA CH Wolfhavens Body And Soul 14 January 2000 Red & Brindle Lifespan: Health checks: |
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5 June 2001 Health checks: |
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Castlekeep's Heavenly Freesoul
27 August 2003 Lifespan: |
14 January 2000 |
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3 May 1996 |
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9 October 1996 Lifespan: Health checks: |
US CH Hound Hill Stuart Macarn 1 August 1993 Whtn Health checks: |
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US CH Wolfhavens Mad About You 6 September 1993 Red Wheaten |
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28 March 2001 Lifespan: |
25 September 1997 |
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31 January 1995 Brindle |
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14 April 1997 Lifespan: Cause of death: Accident |
28 August 1995 Grey Brindle |
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5 October 1990 |
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21 April 2008 Lifespan: Cause of death: found dead – heart failure, autopsy inconclusive as to cause Health checks: |
CA CH Wolfhaven's Gotta Bossanova
5 August 2002 Lifespan: Health checks: |
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23 November 1999 Lifespan: Cause of death: Hemangio-pericytoma |
14 December 1993 Lifespan: Cause of death: DCM |
US CH Erinwood's Corporate Raider 30 September 1991 Gray & Brindle |
![]() US CH Witchesbroom Berwyck Umbrel 26 November 1987 HD565000 Wheaten Lifespan: Cause of death: pneumonia, kennel cough |
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7 December 1994 Health checks: |
29 June 1992 Grey Brindle Lifespan: Health checks: |
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US CH Berwyck Hells Bells Caraglen 5 November 1991 Red & Brindle |
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US CA CH Wolfhavens Body And Soul
14 January 2000 Lifespan: Health checks: |
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3 May 1996 |
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9 October 1996 Lifespan: Health checks: |
US CH Hound Hill Stuart Macarn 1 August 1993 Whtn Health checks: |
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US CH Wolfhavens Mad About You 6 September 1993 Red Wheaten |
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27 August 2003 Lifespan: Cause of death: PTS due to congestive Heart Failure, resulting from slow leaking mitral valve |
14 January 2000 |
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3 May 1996 |
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9 October 1996 Lifespan: Health checks: |
US CH Hound Hill Stuart Macarn 1 August 1993 Whtn Health checks: |
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US CH Wolfhavens Mad About You 6 September 1993 Red Wheaten |
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28 March 2001 Lifespan: |
25 September 1997 |
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31 January 1995 Brindle |
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14 April 1997 Lifespan: Cause of death: Accident |
28 August 1995 Grey Brindle |
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5 October 1990 |
Full siblings
Number of full siblings: 10
Arahu Akhenaten Lifespan: 5 years, 2 months
Arahu's Great Queen Hatshepsut
Arahu's Hound of Set Lifespan: 4 years, 7 months (DCM)
Arahu's Ramses The Great Lifespan: 4 years, 9 months (heart attack)
Half siblings
Number of half siblings: 19
Number of litters with half siblings: 3Litter number 1:
Born 26 May 2012
Sire: Castlekeep's Thuban Dam: Rainforth's Dubheasa Castlekeep
Castlekeep's Essex (10 Offspring)
Litter number 2:
Born 17 July 2013
Sire: Castlekeep's Thuban Dam: Shanachie's Little Darlin
Shanachie Cassidy Gallagher O'Ceallaigh
Shanachie's Brigid Realta Gheal
Number of offspring: 0
Ancestors:
Total number of possible ancestors (5 gens): 62
Actual number of ancestors: 38 (18M/20F)
Ancestorloss: 24
Percentage lost: 38.71%
Ancestor loss coefficient (AVK): 61.29%
Coefficient of Inbreeding: 9.38% (5 generations)
Coefficient of Inbreeding compared to breed average
The Kennel Club recommends breeding with a lower Coefficient of inbreeding (COI) than the average.
Average COI worldwide over the last 10 years for 5 generations is 3.36%. Green areas are well below average COI. The yellow area marks average COI +/- 0.5% point. Red areas are well above average.
Lifespan in pedigree
Average recorded lifespan in pedigree: 7 years, 11 months.Based on lifespan-info of 21 entries in pedigree out of a possible 62 (33.87 %).
Recorded breed average in iwdb.org is 7 years, 5 months.Based on lifespan-info of 5670 dogs
Dogs that died in their first year are left out of the calculations, according to normal practice when calculating average longevity information in dogs.
Veterans
Basis for veteran age is FCI-regulations; 8 years
We have 11 recorded veterans in this pedigree. 10 died before veteran-age.
We are missing info on 41 dogs
52.38% of dogs with known lifespan were veterans
Ancestor lists
Common ancestors
Sire and Damline
Sires and dams
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