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I would be interested n your views on this subject as i have been reading a wide selection of books both old and new and trying to rationalise my own opinions.The difference between line breeding and in-breeding are just a matter of degree,true? One good book by an experienced breeder of yore..said you can line breed to one dog only successfully and the other dogs in the pedigree should be unrelated. In other words one dog can appear more than once and this dog should have the attributes you require. In-breeding however should be undertaken only by experienced breeders.
What would you as breeders consider agood result? If a litter was produced by breeding very closely and say half the litter died, of the remainder one was a sickly specimen which didnt resemble its breed, of the oher two one was average the other however was outstanding. Would this be a mating worth repeating?
If a litter was produced by line breeding but not so close to be classed as in-breeding and the result was an even litter of healthy pups with a couple above average but not outstanding. Good result?
I do know that what is seen in the ring is only the best of a litter but if the rest of the litter is very poor then the value of the mating is dubious. How many of us are lucky enough nowadays to see siblings of a dog or bitch we would like to incorparate in our breeding and assess their worth.
I know this is a huge subject and could fill a book but any views from experienced breeders would be of great interest to me :- " :- " :- " Jan
What would you as breeders consider agood result? If a litter was produced by breeding very closely and say half the litter died, of the remainder one was a sickly specimen which didnt resemble its breed, of the oher two one was average the other however was outstanding. Would this be a mating worth repeating?
If a litter was produced by line breeding but not so close to be classed as in-breeding and the result was an even litter of healthy pups with a couple above average but not outstanding. Good result?
I do know that what is seen in the ring is only the best of a litter but if the rest of the litter is very poor then the value of the mating is dubious. How many of us are lucky enough nowadays to see siblings of a dog or bitch we would like to incorparate in our breeding and assess their worth.
I know this is a huge subject and could fill a book but any views from experienced breeders would be of great interest to me :- " :- " :- " Jan