Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  When you consider breeding, you always start out with the absolute BEST example possible. You should NEVER start out with defective dogs as breeding prospects. Breeders that have been breeding for many years, know their dogs and the lines they represent, their strengths and weaknesses, etc., can successfully and easily breed two dogs together that may have MINOR flaws in characteristics, that will correct the issue...but you should NEVER breed dogs with major flaws/deformities! You have to be an experienced, knowledgeable breeder when you start monkeying around with breeding dogs that are starting out with flaws, let alone structural deformities! A responsible breeder/person would never consider breeding a dog with a significant structural flaw/deformaty! There are certainly some flaws that can be corrected by breeding, but this takes YEARS of breeding, a THOROUGH knowledge of what lines you are putting together to correct faults.....I am not sure you have that experience. What lines are you breeding? The genetic patterns of the dogs you are thinking of breeding are set pretty firmly....you should only have to go back 9-11 generations of breeding these lines to ascertain what consistencies, strengths, and weaknesses you are more than likely to end up with. If you do not thoroughly assess all the dogs behind your breeding pair, you are taking a huge chance you will be producing defective puppies....especially since you are starting out with a pretty strong deformity. Then of course, you always ask yourself, is this litter important enough to put the life of your momma at risk. I ABSOLUTELY do not think it is. Don't ever start out with strong structural deformities/flaws, thinking you are going to correct them with your extensive knowledge of your dog's lines, pedigrees, what the different lines are known to produce, both weaknesses as well as strengths.....breeding successfully takes so much more than just crossed fingers, a wing and a prayer....
I remember seeing pictures that a breeder that was "just starting her breeding program".....she had 9 generation pedigrees on her breeding pairs, and then of course, she had drilled down past the initial 9 generations of the two breeding dogs, into the lines of the grandparents, great grand parents, back for 4 generations.....she was still gathering information on each of the generations on the dogs in those pedigrees, back at least 9 generations...she posted pics of these generations and lineages all laid out carefully on her dining room and study floors!!! THAT is the correct way to START analyzing the dogs behind your breeding pair.....those are the dogs that will establish your blueprint for puppies you are contemplating producing. |