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Originally Posted by C C Kent  I wonder how many of these inbred puppies were used in breeding programs knowing the increased risk, but because they did have the ability to improve type, they decided to take the risk?
I know of a Springer Spaniel line that was producing Champions left and right, but later they were going blind at five years old. Even an ethical, experienced breeder could be producing a serious flaw for several years before they knew it. |
This is so true, we saw alot of the results of this in the latter 70's from the breeding practises of the 60's in Cocker Spaniels. Breeding is always a crap shoot but when you're breeding this closely it's also a 2 edged sword.