Linebreeding (Again!) - Page 1

Thank you ,Pineridge, for yesterday's added, well-considered comments: you make much of importance of doing one's homework in selecting the right sire, and I can't agree more. I was caught badly only recently by using a 'winning' stud, and ending up with pups with chronically defective jaws --- only to discover later that Breeders more 'in the club' were well aware of this sire's propensity to throw such offspring. As you say, Breeder honesty is all-important here. The trouble is though, that many automatically tend to 'rubbish' another Kennel's stock, and it's often difficult to separate fact from fiction. And, as said, with some Breeders disposing of a 'top sire's' defective progeny 'on the quiet', does little to make for an informed market!

EXACTLY !!! And sorry to say - that my beloved male who was everything we ever wanted in a good friend and the 4th generation of our dogs - had, himself about 8 litters - and one of them, when he was bred to a very well known show-line (all amercian- mostly from California) produced lovely puppies -- some of which had to be destroyed due to cleft palets, and others as if that wasn't enough -- had some horrendous problem with their diaphrams and also had to be euthanized !!! Now it does take TWO TO TANGO !! and you can't blame one side exclusively -- BUT --- ISN'T IT A BIT ODD -- than 6 of his other 7 litters were to German dogs and there were no problems whatsoever -- and the American Bitch, combined in such a way as to create such a disaster -- Of course, the wonderful owners blamed my boy EXCLUSIVELY !!! Like their female wasn't even in the room when it happened -- Later, much later, we put the pieces together -- she had been given heavy drugs for a fungal infection on her fact while she was pregnant !!! and our vet felt that could have affected the whelps adversely -- Of course, my male was never exhonerated !! But his 10 year old children are still with us !!! The end !! NOTHING IS EASY !!