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YorkieRose · 08-10-2008, 04:54 PM

It is a matter of odds.....Breeders try to tip the odds in their favor and produce sound pups...there are a list of factors in doing this...not just genes.
When you inbreed, you reduce your odds..visialize a pot full of genes, with each breeding you have to stick you hand in a pull out sets of genes for a puppy..when the gene pool is reduced by so many of the identical ancestors, your odds of pulling out the bad genes are greatly increased...I have yet to find any line with no faults...the worst you may get is bad bites or poor top lines..BUT it will bother you greatly if you are serious about breeding..you will look at that undershot jaw, kick yourself..and God forbid you get a life threathening problem..your life will be nothing but stress, worry and tears.

He may sire sound puppies, he may not, you have to gamble and find out..I perfer to tilt the odds in my favor..I can not take the stress of a seriously ill puppy...been there, done that..and have the scars on my heart to prove it..

PS..I have never in 35 yrs seen an inbreed Yorkie not produce problems at some point, especially if their offspring are bred.

08-10-2008, 04:54 PM	#30
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	odds It is a matter of odds.....Breeders try to tip the odds in their favor and produce sound pups...there are a list of factors in doing this...not just genes. When you inbreed, you reduce your odds..visialize a pot full of genes, with each breeding you have to stick you hand in a pull out sets of genes for a puppy..when the gene pool is reduced by so many of the identical ancestors, your odds of pulling out the bad genes are greatly increased...I have yet to find any line with no faults...the worst you may get is bad bites or poor top lines..BUT it will bother you greatly if you are serious about breeding..you will look at that undershot jaw, kick yourself..and God forbid you get a life threathening problem..your life will be nothing but stress, worry and tears. He may sire sound puppies, he may not, you have to gamble and find out..I perfer to tilt the odds in my favor..I can not take the stress of a seriously ill puppy...been there, done that..and have the scars on my heart to prove it.. PS..I have never in 35 yrs seen an inbreed Yorkie not produce problems at some point, especially if their offspring are bred. Last edited by YorkieRose; 08-10-2008 at 04:55 PM.