I think way at the beginning of the thread the question was asked of whether to begin breeding with a sound line bred bitch vs. A gorgeous out cross. I think it is more complicated than that. Both bitches I have bred as the foundation of my dogs (papillons not YTs) are the result of a pretty tightly line bred bitch bred to an unrelated dog who was also line bred (no as tight). So the bitches themselves were outcrosses but behind them are line breedings. I recently bred one of these bitches back into her dam's pedigree and am thrilled with the results, the awesome temperment and structure of the dam's line but incoporated into that the better coat of the sire of the dam. The other bitch was outcrossed again to another unrelated line (that sire is the father of one of my other bitches) and thoise puppies are very nice as well, but I think I will be a step closer to what I want once I breed this new generation back into their granddam's line. So if the choice is tightly line bred versus a total mish mash I'd pick the tightly line bred (assuming health is not an issue). But I would not pass up an outcross who is the product of two linebred parents because then you have the benefits of 2 lines and the ability to breed back into either line. Just my opinion. |