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Originally Posted by Corfield

What is your source for saying the hernia IS a genetic defect in the dogs parents ?

What is your justification for insinuating that the breeder is or was at fault or in some other way negligent ?

Dog Hernia | Inguinal Hernia in Dogs | What is a Hernia? | petMD

The last sentence from which you linked & my vet also said so:
Because inguinal hernias can be hereditary, dogs with these hernias should not be bred.