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YorkieRose · 10-07-2005, 04:42 PM

In the beginning breeders bred "Like to Like"...then came "inbreeding" to set a type. A type can be set by going back to breeding "like to like"...we have to remember the earlier breeders did not allow the weak to survive .Now we try to save them all..and many will go ahead and breed them.

I was talking to a vet last month who knows breeders who have had liver shunts repaired and then bred the dogs. I thought I had heard it all, I guess not.
Modern medicine is saving many,many pups who never stood a chance 25 years ago. Early breeders did not bottle and tube feed..the pups either were strong enough to nurse or died. We have discovered we can save many pups with suppliments..is this good or bad? I feel it is good, but I would not keep one for breeding. JMO
No one tried to repair a cleft or disemboweled pup, same with repaired knees, hernia and livers. Yorkies with open fontenels are regularly used for breeding now..(smalls males).

You can create a solid look with linebreeding and like to like, I see no need to inbreed with so many genetic problems now.
I inbred Rothby and got liver shunt..so I took my Rothby and bred to others who had that look, but unrelated..the type I love is still there, but not the inbreeding.

10-07-2005, 04:42 PM	#21
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	article In the beginning breeders bred "Like to Like"...then came "inbreeding" to set a type. A type can be set by going back to breeding "like to like"...we have to remember the earlier breeders did not allow the weak to survive .Now we try to save them all..and many will go ahead and breed them. I was talking to a vet last month who knows breeders who have had liver shunts repaired and then bred the dogs. I thought I had heard it all, I guess not. Modern medicine is saving many,many pups who never stood a chance 25 years ago. Early breeders did not bottle and tube feed..the pups either were strong enough to nurse or died. We have discovered we can save many pups with suppliments..is this good or bad? I feel it is good, but I would not keep one for breeding. JMO No one tried to repair a cleft or disemboweled pup, same with repaired knees, hernia and livers. Yorkies with open fontenels are regularly used for breeding now..(smalls males). You can create a solid look with linebreeding and like to like, I see no need to inbreed with so many genetic problems now. I inbred Rothby and got liver shunt..so I took my Rothby and bred to others who had that look, but unrelated..the type I love is still there, but not the inbreeding.