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Originally Posted by TedH71
Pit bulls, american bulldogs, and some other various dog breeds have been severely inbred..keep in mind, inbreeding and linebreeding are somewhat similiar except inbreeding means breeding close relatives while linebreeding is breeding not so close relatives while outcrossing means breeding completely unrelated dogs. Am I missing something here? Also be aware of kennel blindness..thinking your dogs are the best while others may disagree. Blue lacys and catahoulas suffer from this malady to some degree. With that low number of dogs in the US..you MAY have to do some linebreeding/inbreeding somehow..but be responsbile about it.
With that being said, I wish I could afford one of your dogs! Gotta have a job first after I finish college....
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As I said earlier, I don't have a problem with line breeding and am aware that it can bring desirable traits out quickly in a breed. When a line breeding is done on a particularly strong animal in the pedigree who has been
proven to pass on certain desirable traits, I'm all for it. BUT, you do have to start out with two exceptional animals that both display those particular traits if you want to increase your chances of success, otherwise you are just playing Russian roulette. Not something we can afford to do at this point in our US breeding program.
The inbreeding I referred to was in effect brother/sister and the female did not meet the standard in conformation herself.
Cases of kennel blindness can be limited by having structure evaluations done by qualified individuals (I imagine most state kennel clubs provide this service just as mine does). Having an independent third party give a written evaluation cures you of kennel blindness! Personally, I found it very helpful. When your dogs are judged against/compared to the written standard (as opposed to a dog show where a judge is only placing the best of what is out there), you will be made aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your dogs and can breed accordingly or not at all. I highly recommend it to anyone who is considering breeding just as I think it is a must for any puppies you've produced (the same with temperament testing).
I want to thank everyone who has provided feedback. I have compiled and forwarded the info to the others who are working on this as well and it is still being hashed out as we try to come up with something workable that the majority is in favor of.
Thank you again!
Lois
