Personally, when I inbred two yorkies 10 years ago, it was because I did not know any better and I had been told it was fine to do. These were not show dogs but they had some champion bloodline. Luckily I did not have any problems from the breeding. Knowing what I know today I would not inbred again but I do feel that line breeding is sometimes better than out crossing. There are many risks in any breeding that you do and sometimes no matter how careful you plan your breedings you can have bad results. Just for learning purposes I have attached a picture of my Little Man, pictured on the left. He is the product of a father to daughter breeding. Pictured on the right is Shorty, he is the son of Little Man. The bitch I bred Little Man to was totally unrelated to him, an outcross breeding. Little Man is ten years old and Shorty is 8 years old. I love them to pieces even if they aren't show dogs. Now just speaking from my heart. If I had had a mentor, YT and all the wonderful advise that I am seeing on here now, I would be much further ahead in my breeding program. We all make mistakes but we just have to learn from them and more forward. |