Puppy Cost?

[Net45582]

Thanx! I always thought you would have to be a genetic engineer to get the linebreeding to work best plus one would have to know when it would be time to add a new line with the proper strong points. It's definitely something I would never consider if I ever learned enough to even think about breeding. The more I learn,the more complicated it gets and the more questions I have.It's apparent I'll have to enjoy the labors of other responsible breeders forever!

 

[gmacleod]

The more I learn,the more complicated it gets and the more questions I have.

Well, that's probably what makes it such an enthralling hobby Must be great when you get it right, and incredibly frustrating when you get it wrong. But all good learning experiences

 

[GoCougs]

The more I learn,the more complicated it gets and the more questions I have.

As a good friend of ours once told us, "You breed the best to the best, and hope for the best." But there are so many of uncontrollable variable.


Thanks to everyone who participated in this thread. I enjoyed this discussion thoroughly.

 

[JulieM]

In short, it is a practice that should only be undertaken by persons very very familiar with the particular line of dogs in question.

LOL - of course, this can be said about any breeding strategy! Even with outcrossing, you run a chance of doubling up on recessives; the difference is that linebreeding creates homogenity, which means you're more likely to see double-recessives in the first generation, where outcrossing creates heterogenity, which means you probably won't see double-recessives until a few generations down the road, but the single recessive can become more widespread overall. So, different risks. You definitely don't want to linebreed exclusively - that's where the problems start, when you don't bring in "new blood" every few generations. An excellent article on the different breeding strategies is here: http://www.mbfs.com/compuped/bell.asp

"You breed the best to the best, and hope for the best."

And that's really what it all boils down to, whatever 'type' of breeding you do.

 

[Net45582]

Thanx for the link JulieM.......
This is a very educational thread even though we did kinda hijack it from the OP-sorry.