[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding -
- From: "Valerie Harrington" <v_harrington@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <barbara17236@xxxxxxx>, <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>, <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:41:05 -0500
And quoting Barbara below:
"We all need to be open about our dogs, and our lines"
is probably the single-most important tool of all.
Valerie Harrington
v_harrington@xxxxxxxx
Home of BIS Ch Faithrock Caralon Sloop John B, OFA h/e, TC
http://www.valerieharrington.com
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From: <barbara17236@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:49 AM
To: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>; <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding -
> I have been trying to read all the posts on this subject but my mailbox is
> loaded. I have a few things to add, though.
>
> Believe it or not, I have had more issues show up in outcross breedings than
> line or inbred litters. Based on Dr Geroge Padgett's logic, it takes 16 or
> 17 pups, from the same parents, to rule out issues. So, doing one inbred
> litter, resulting in 8 pups, may not show anything. You would need to
> repeat ANY breeding (out, in, or line) to get to that "magic" number. Of
> course, "bad" things can and will show up in a litter of 8 pups but just
> because your litter of 8 pups ended up healthy, doesn't rule out the
> possibilities that there but not showing yet. How many of you have repeated
> a breeding only to have things show up that didn't in the original breeding?
> I know this has happened to me several times. Or, how many breeders won't
> repeat a breeding because a repeat breeding never turns out as good as the
> first?
>
> Inbreedings - I handle these by providing my buyers with a lifetime health
> guarantee against genetic defects. Hips and elbows are guaranteed until 26
> months, and all of my buyers are encouraged to get the hips and elbows done
> at 24 months so I will know. And, all of my pups are usually sold on LTD
> papers and spay/neuter contracts to protect the breed.
>
> Each of us are responseable for doing the right thing, and to own up to our
> mistakes. What works in one breed may not work in GSDs. We all need to be
> open about our dogs, and our lines so that the GSD breed can survive.
>
> Just some thoughts
>
> Barb H - PA
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