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04-09-2008, 08:49 AM | #16 | |
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04-09-2008, 09:38 AM | #17 |
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| I hate to disagree with everybody but these pups have a good chance of being perfectly healthy. If there was not lots of inbreeding in the lines they came from one instance of inbreeding my not have any great effect. You would need to know a lot about the ancestry to give a good prediction. Are these AKC dogs? Are they good representatives of the breed? Etc. I certainly wouldn't put them down without giving them a chance. If they are born with problems then a decision can be made at that time. |
04-09-2008, 11:33 AM | #18 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| I don't know of any breeder experienced or not that would breed brother and sister. I know some breeders do half-brother and half-sister breedings. The best thing would have been to have the female spayed early on. At this point one could go either way. You have to consider the health and size of the momma. The pups might be healthy with no deformities or they could be deformed and die and that will put a lot of stress on the momma. All I can say is that I will be praying for the owner, the momma and her babies that all goes well. I hope you will give us an update as to the outcome of this. |
04-09-2008, 03:37 PM | #19 | |
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04-09-2008, 04:00 PM | #20 |
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| I think the breeder really has to know a lot about genetics and know their lines in and out. They really need to know a lot about the dogs in the pedigree, especially any defects or health problems. When you inbreed, you concentrate genes...this means you could concentrate a bunch of good genes and get a better dog or you could concentrate a bunch of bad genes and get a worse dog. If there are any health problems in the lines, inbreeding ups the risk greatly of puppies having a defect/health problem. So a breeder really needs to know that their lines are health-problem free before they attempt inbreeding.
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