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Originally Posted by JeanieK  Were there other puppies in that litter? Did any of them show any signs of seizures? Were those two dogs mate at any other time? did any of those litters contain puppies that had seizures?
I think it is unfair to blame the breeder for something that has not been proven. I believe that is the issue here. The breeder was called a bad breeder but no one can say that the seizures were due to in-breeding.
It could have been the food, or it could have been caused by head trauma. If there has never been any other dogs in that line with seizures, it seems unlikely that the seizures were caused by faujlty breeding.
Close line breeding is not uncommon with experienced breeders, that know the lines and feel comfortable that there are no hereditary issues in the line. |
Jeannie
Half brother to half sister is not line breeding, this is inbreeding. Only the very experienced breeders do this on occassion. Usually when bringing in a new line. It is done to lock in a type, but in doing so you are also locking in faults. So, one has to be very careful when doing and accept responsibility for the outcome. Usually it is done not without the intent of selling puppies. A breeder will keep them and run them through to monitor for months.