Not only with dogs - but with horses and other animals - reputable, very knowledgeable, and very experienced breeders have successfully inbred these animals for a long time. They are aware of their animal's pedigrees generations back - and inbred only very exceptional animals.
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***** It's somewhat interesting that people would be concerned about this (if it is being done by reputable, knowledgeable breeders) when all sorts of people are breeding hundreds of little Yorkies all the time that should never be bred at all....Yorkies that are too small, too large ... Yorkies with a mirad of physical and congenital defects, and many other health problems - as well as Yorkies with far-from-standard physical appearances. (The cute, darling little pets that a lot of us have are little Yorkies that shouldn't be bred - but are being bred all the time.)
Inbreeding two near-perfect, healthy, animals whose pedigrees are well known (by an experienced knowledgeable breeder) is far better than what a lot of people are doing all the time.
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Feminvstr -- Thank you for your post about the AKC. They are a responsible organization that is absolutely necessary for those of us who enjoy owning, breeding, and showing purebred dogs.
They are not a police force. They are a registry and an organization that promotes and fosters many events and other programs that so many of us enjoy.
Carol Jean |