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Originally Posted by fbmom  MFL -Can you explain this a little more? Like what kind of experience does the breeder need? Is it knowledge of genetics? What is the purpose of inbreeding? Is it the same as line breeding? sorry for the dumb questions...  |
I think the breeder really has to know a lot about genetics and know their lines in and out. They really need to know a lot about the dogs in the pedigree, especially any defects or health problems. When you inbreed, you concentrate genes...this means you could concentrate a bunch of good genes and get a better dog or you could concentrate a bunch of bad genes and get a worse dog. If there are any health problems in the lines, inbreeding ups the risk greatly of puppies having a defect/health problem. So a breeder really needs to know that their lines are health-problem free before they attempt inbreeding.
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