Hi Steven; Sorry......I've been gone most of the day........slow on responding. I don't believe I have any "issue" with outcross breeding....or even said that??? We do outcross most of the time.....linebreed almost as much and VERY seldom inbreed!! In regard to the last 20 years of inbreeding causing health issues in our breed....do you mean by breeders in general ............or do you mean just me??? <G> In case you mean jjust me....<G>....we have not inbred for 20 years and we have never developed any health issues in our lines. Are our lines perfect......"fraid not"....<G> We are careful to never knowingly utilize any dog with any known problem norany known problem in their litter. So far we have been blessed with vigorous healthy dogs with no long term health problems. Unfortunately yes we have gotten a mega pup occasionally over the years.......a truly horrific experience!! We never ever saw one until we bred to Sundance. There are almost no pedigrees free of Sundance. Is he to blame for every mega pup.......I seriously doubt it. Too many dogs before him in HIS pedigree. We never inbreed unless it is with two dogs we have bred and know a lot about and then only once in a while.......and for reasons we believe to be valid. We never do ANY breeding without a lot of worrying and studying. Who doesn't??? NOW.....if your question about "20 yrs of inbreeding" is in regard to breeders all over this Nation....unlike some I cannot address what other breeders do or do not do. But I certainly do not know of one health issue that inbreeding can "cause"??? Inbreeding simply cannot "create genes" that are not already there!! Inbreeding utilizes just the genetic bank of the two dogs you are breeding.....and if you don't bring in new ones ( good or bad ).....you are just using the same gene pool AGAIN...and if the inbreeding is on linebred dogs...( and it usually is ) then it is an even smaller gene pool! The question is......is it a good gene pool..............or a swamp! <G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: SegerWind@xxxxxxx To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx ; lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx ; spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:06 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding - A tool to test the health of your line HI Carolyn my question was: 1> What is the issue with out cross breeding based on your previous post? 2. How is that any worse than the close line breeding over the last 20 years that has perhaps created health issues in our breed? Those are my questions:) Thank you Steven Segerwinds Home of Asgards Contezza In a message dated 9/8/2010 11:41:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I'm not sure what the question is? It is almost impossible to do a total outcross any more in the US with Sundance in just about every pedigree? We typically linebreed more often than anything else......if that is the question? But I'm not clear on what "comment" you are asking about? Carolyn _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) _www.Marhaven.com_ (http://www.marhaven.com/) ----- Original Message ----- From: _SegerWind@xxxxxxxx (mailto:SegerWind@xxxxxxx) To: _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) ; _Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxxx (mailto:Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx) ; _lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx) ; _spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx) Cc: _showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:13 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding - A tool to test the health of your line Hi Carolyn I think any& all breeders need to be aware of the issues you bring up here, I have a question on your comment on line breeding? Have you not line bred with your Males, we can look at pedigrees and see line breeding, so is that wrong? How many generations have Andretti in the pedigree, or Welove duchiens R-man or GV Ucker. as I look at those pedigrees I would say line breedingf? Correct me please if I am wrong:) Steven Segerwinds Home of Asgard's Contezza In a message dated 9/8/2010 9:58:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time, _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes: Not that I know of. My point is not that you or I or anyone else should inbreed or linebreed or outcross.......but that I think it's a little unfair to insist that a breeder that does all of the above should grow a litter out until they are middle age to prove they are all fine and healthy when they do a close linebreeding because only outcrosses are healthy sound litters..............? If that were the case.....none of us would ever inbreed or closely linebreed. So I have a question for you........ Do you think a breeder that knows more about the lines they are using for a close breeding is MORE accountable than a breeder that does numerous outcrosses......? Carolyn _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) _www.Marhaven.com_ (http://www.marhaven.com/) ----- Original Message ----- From: _SegerWind@xxxxxxxx (mailto:SegerWind@xxxxxxx) To: _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) ; _Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxxx (mailto:Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx) ; _lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx) ; _spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx) Cc: _showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:18 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding - A tool to test the health of your line OK Carolyn I have a question?? Is or are out cross breedings any worse than all of the "inbreeding" that has occurred in/with our breed over the last 20 years?? I am asking a legitimate question here and I open to anyone's opinion here on the list. Thanks Steven Segerwinds Home of Asgard's Contezza In a message dated 9/8/2010 9:14:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time, _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes: Be glad to.........as soon as you send me a 4 generation pedigree of outcrosses that have not produced any issues.......and show me the entire litter on your property that you raised to middle age to prove there were no issues like you felt Mike should do with his close breedings. <G> Carolyn _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) _www.Marhaven.com_ (http://www.marhaven.com/) ----- Original Message ----- From: _Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxxx (mailto:Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx) To: _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) ; _lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx) ; _spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx) Cc: _showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:03 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding - A tool to test the health of your line Carolyn if you have a 4 generation pedigree that hasn't produced any issues, forward it to me please. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (_http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) ) In a message dated 9/7/2010 6:44:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes: If you are utilizing and inbreeding on lines you know well, and have not had any health issues with =========================================================================== POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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