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Amber_lv · 02-20-2007, 08:50 AM

Well i am curious because the yorkie i was looking at before i got Daisy, her mother's father is her father's grandfather so i was curious because the breeder said this was acceptable line breeding.

YorkieRose · 02-20-2007, 09:40 AM

It is acceptable...but what I said is...genetists call linebreeding, inbreeding..but breeders do not for the most part.

Each breeding is totally different. It is not good dog breeding to make blanket statemenst like..."breeding an uncle to a niece, grandparent to grandchild is perfectly fine....you have to look at the dogs in the line, the pedigrees and make sure you are drawing on healthy, quality genes to produce quality. Do these dogs have traits so desirable you want them reproduced over and over in a litter?...Some years ago we did alot of father/daughter breeding..very acceptable in Yorkie circles...but there was an excellent article in the Yorkshire Terrier last year stating these close breedings are no longer needed and quite risky now.
The gene pool is so large today, breeders do not have to inbreed to set type and improve quality..IMO.

xxmxaxrxyxx · 03-28-2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Peters

no that's gross

i totally agree with you...it grosses me out...

Mz_s3ski_Kitt3n · 03-28-2007, 02:54 PM

EWWWWW !! no way !! i would never to that w/ my babies @ all !!

Mardelin · 03-28-2007, 03:51 PM

Reputable well known breeders have line bred for years, by doing this it insures the type as well as health. However, when their lines become too tight they outcross. This is also a risk because you must know the outcross lines well and even then you are at risk not knowing what the two lines will produce.

02-20-2007, 08:50 AM	#16
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02-20-2007, 09:40 AM	#17
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	breeding It is acceptable...but what I said is...genetists call linebreeding, inbreeding..but breeders do not for the most part. Each breeding is totally different. It is not good dog breeding to make blanket statemenst like..."breeding an uncle to a niece, grandparent to grandchild is perfectly fine....you have to look at the dogs in the line, the pedigrees and make sure you are drawing on healthy, quality genes to produce quality. Do these dogs have traits so desirable you want them reproduced over and over in a litter?...Some years ago we did alot of father/daughter breeding..very acceptable in Yorkie circles...but there was an excellent article in the Yorkshire Terrier last year stating these close breedings are no longer needed and quite risky now. The gene pool is so large today, breeders do not have to inbreed to set type and improve quality..IMO.

03-28-2007, 03:51 PM	#20
Mardelin Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 14,776	Reputable well known breeders have line bred for years, by doing this it insures the type as well as health. However, when their lines become too tight they outcross. This is also a risk because you must know the outcross lines well and even then you are at risk not knowing what the two lines will produce. __________________ Mardelin *Yorkshire* *Terriers*

03-28-2007, 02:54 PM	#19
Mz_s3ski_Kitt3n BANNED FOR STEALING YORKIETALK CONTENT! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Residenting in Wichita, Ks / Hometown in Arlington, Tx Posts: 6,704	EWWWWW !! no way !! i would never to that w/ my babies @ all !!