Parents related???

[MorkieAZ]

So is 1/2 brother and sister inbreeding or linebreeding...I'm confused now!

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by MorkieAZ

So is 1/2 brother and sister inbreeding or linebreeding...I'm confused now!

Definately inbreeding

[hasrv4fun]

Originally Posted by MorkieAZ

So do you believe that this puppy will be fine if the sire to both parents has no health issues??

Why the confusion ? The puppy in the first post is the result of INBREEDING and that is very risky - should almost NEVER be done - it is not the same as line breeding and I was only answering the post that grouped two types ( inbreeding and line breeding ) as both unacceptable which is what I disagreed with. To finish this and not cloud it more let me state that there are three practices of breeding #1 is line breeding and is good when done properly
#2 is out breeding which is like a roll of the dice and # 3 is inbreeding which is totally unacceptable unless you really know what you are doing and are trying to correct a definite and identifiable fault.
Now did I confuse you more or did I help I hope I helped as that is my intention. I don't often post but the breeding issue which I have devoted my dog breeding life to really gets me going if I see misinformation being passed along.

[YorkieRose]

It is less confusing to think this way....and it works the same way in humans....
For a group of humans to retain their ethnic features they would select a mate in their ethnic group...A Chinese woman( or any other group) would select a Chinese man...their off spring would be Chinese, (linebreeding) but she would not pick her brother or father. (inbreeding) If she has an offspring with a non-Chinese person, say an America Indian, then the offspring with be a combination of both groups (outcross)..

I hope I have not offended and Chinese or America Indians...

[hasrv4fun]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

It is less confusing to think this way....and it works the same way in humans....
For a group of humans to retain their ethnic features they would select a mate in their ethnic group...A Chinese woman( or any other group) would select a Chinese man...their off spring would be Chinese, (linebreeding) but she would not pick her brother or father. (inbreeding) If she has an offspring with a non-Chinese person, say an America Indian, then the offspring with be a combination of both groups (outcross)..

I hope I have not offended and Chinese or America Indians...

Excellent analogy