What is the difference between inbreeding and line breeding?
Inbreeding is breeding mother to son, father to daughter, or brother to sister. Many show breeders engage in this practice to preserve their bloodlines and enhance the “good genes.” However, it is very risky. You can end up with puppies that are missing limbs, are blind, suffer seizures, and other countless defects that are too disturbing to think about. We highly encourage you to ask to view pedigrees of the parents of the puppy you are considering to weed out the inbred puppies. Line breeding is breeding aunt to nephew, uncle to niece, or cousin to cousin. This practice has not shown such disastrous outcomes as inbreeding has, but it is still risky.
