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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  Mary, when you say 4 bitches, are you meaning 4 bitches from completely different lines and, if not, is there an ideal as to how much the pedigrees should intersect? Sisters, half-sisters, Aunts, any relationship?
Also, I agree with your last statement above. It's just that, in my mind, a newbie wouldn't be one who could really study breeders and pedigrees with a good understanding, so that prompts my 'leap of faith' comment. I guess that begs the question, "what is a newbie" as pertains to this subject. |
Not from completely different lines. In order for one to set type one must line breed. There is a couple of documents on line breeding, I'll hunt them up for you so that you can keep them for your files. Line breeding is done with distant relatives with a commonality in their lineage. And by no means am I speaking about inbreeding. Yes, on occassion you may box yourself in and have to outcross, and with outcrossing you are taking the chance of brining in something you don't want.