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Originally Posted by bjh  Here is an article that explains the different types of breeding: Types of Breeding: Inbreeding, Line-breeding, outcrossing, outbreeding
While inbreeding is not recommended for the inexperienced, I must add that if it were not for inbreeding and close line breeding, we would not have most of the breeds we have today. Most people have a great misunderstanding about inbreeding and think that all inbred dogs are nuts or have something terribly wrong with them. I found this to be very untrue.
Line breeding is breeding more distantly related dogs, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. Even line breeding has to be monitored closely because your gene pool can still get too small. Even the best breeders that line breed will bring in different bloodlines ever so often. |
I agree..there was a time when very close breedings were useful and needed to set type etc..but most agree it is not wise today. There was an excelllent article a few years ago in the "The Yorkshire Terrier" Mag..regarding this subject and no longer the need to do so.
I am old enough to remember when most did not outcross..I was discouraged from outcrossing when I started...but breeding type to type is a good breeding today I find..really produced some nice potentials in Canada for a friend.
To the OP...I was reading this thread to my husband and he said I should tell you an experince I had early on...
There was no Internet, of course, no breed forums, no where to learn anything, books on Yorkie breeding still do not exist..
I decided to go where "they" gathered..a dog show. I went up to Johnny Robinson (Trivar, a foundation breeder) I said..."I would like to buy a female to breed to my male, she must be very nice and produce nice puppies"...Johnny asked where I got my male? I told him Gus came from a good breeder (he had a pedigree) and I got him from a pet shop...actually, I got him from someone who bought him from a pet shop.
Johnny's partner, Morris, all but went into cardiac arrest, his eyes glazed over and he had to walk away...Johnny, simply shook his head and did not reply...I guess he figured there was no use, I was hopeless. We later became friends and I bought a nice bitch from him and used stud service quite often to help me improve. My first champion goes back to Trivar.
Any question, any poster has asked about breeding, showing etc..on YT, I have actually asked in person to an exhibitor at a show and I am still alive to tell it...but if you are serious about the breed, nothing will stop you...and I am a declawed pussy cat, compared to what you will come up against, beleive me.