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My husband and I got a puppy whose parents are brother and sister (accidental breeding). I've read that this is sometimes done intentionally. I'm not a breeder and I'm not an expert on genetics, but from what I've read, unless inbreeding is done for multiple generations and/or between dogs who are unstable physically or temperamentally, it isn't a huge deal. Both of the puppy's parents are very healthy with good temperaments.
My uncle (who is not a breeder, never has been) says this will make a dog "screwed up." I don't believe that this situation would cause any problems. As I said, both parents are fine examples of the breed, plus the breed as a whole is very, very healthy. Add to that the fact that the parents were bred by a responsible breeder who does health checks.
I'm partly asking to get confirmation that I do not have a "screwed up" dog, and mostly so I can let my uncle know he needs to do some research on the subject before calling me an idiot for buying an inbred puppy. Thanks.
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Kadee Sedtal
home of Kyky The Amazing RRRRando! and old lady Lucy

>>My husband and I got a puppy whose parents are brother and sister (accidental breeding). I've read that this is sometimes done intentionally. I'm not a breeder and I'm not an expert on genetics, but from what I've read, unless inbreeding is done for multiple generations and/or between dogs who are unstable physically or temperamentally, it isn't a huge deal. Both of the puppy's parents are very healthy with good temperaments.
>>My uncle (who is not a breeder, never has been) says this will make a dog "screwed up." I don't believe that this situation would cause any problems. As I said, both parents are fine examples of the breed, plus the breed as a whole is very, very healthy. Add to that the fact that the parents were bred by a responsible breeder who does health checks.
>>I'm partly asking to get confirmation that I do not have a "screwed up" dog, and mostly so I can let my uncle know he needs to do some research on the subject before calling me an idiot for buying an inbred puppy. Thanks.
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>>Kadee Sedtal
>> home of Kyky The Amazing RRRRando! and old lady Lucy

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Your dog may be just fine, probably has as good a chance of doing well as any other dog of the breed. Just don't breed her, because that would not be wise genetics to pass on. And I'd ask the breeder to please let me know if any problems show up in the bloodline so my dog can be checked and watched and hopefully avoid any ill effects of that problem. She is at increased risk of any problem that occurs in that bloodline, of course.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

Thanks! I definitely made sure the whole family was healthy before getting him, so it looks like all he got were good running genes! He's a pharaoh hound, which is just one of those wonderfully healthy breeds, so I'm very sure he'll be just fine.
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Kadee Sedtal
home of Kyky The Amazing RRRRando! and old lady Lucy