How common is it to inbreed?

Boyda

So I'm always searching for other BT's in my area, and I have stumbled upon random websites and always digging through pedigrees. I stumbled upon an ad for a stud dog and in my opinion he is a stud muffin, but I noticed in his pedigree that his mother was breed to her own father, which doesn't seem very healthy. How common is this practice and why doesn't the AKC frown upon it? Is it even something that should be frowned upon if all pups are cleared of any gentic issues? Just trying to better my knowledge, I'm in the Bay Area, Ca and have yet to run across another BT.

Soapskid

Hey Boyda, just curious what part of the Bay Area. I'm in San Jose. Not many BT owners out here.

Boyda

I'm about 30 mins north of you, in San Lorenzo. I've been in the Bay for almost 5 years and have yet to cross paths with another BT and we are always out and about with our dogs.

Stoeger

Our pup's parents share the same grandfather, the Dam's Great-Grandfather is that same dog--> Bowles White Cyanide

Soapskid

I've only seen one so far in Morgan Hill and he was a puppy. Not many people around here have this breed. Nice to know there are people who have them here.

Boyda

@stoeger, you confused me a wee bit. I don't see Bowles White Cyanide on the pedigree, but I might be blind. But my inquiry was mainly about Ace Milky Way, he was breed to his daughter to produce the dam (Dzhemma) of the stud dog.

Stoeger

Sorry for the confusion... I was just adding that our pup's parents have similar lineage, it's even doubled up on his mom's side. In no way am I saying that our pup shares lineage with yours, just that there was some line-breeding in Stoeger's pedigree, that's all

BulliesofNC

Line breeding is fairly common to see and conducted by breeders who are specifically trying to provide dominant qualities in the bloodline that would be beneficial to the breed standards. In breeding is conducted as well but not too often. Although AKC welcomes both Inbreeding and Line breeding I have yet to conduct any Inbreeding and I don't see myself doing so any time soon. I have nothing against Line Breeding and have done it myself with the intentions of zoning in on particular qualities of a certain Bull Terrier that I wished to capitalize on.
Both Line Breeding and Inbreeding has been deliberately studied and performed for many years in order to produce certain qualities. Farmers have been doing it on their cattle in order to generate certain bloodlines that may produce larger quantities of milk.
Here's a good article that explains both Line Breeding and Inbreeding in full detail: http://davidcavill.wordpress.com/a-beginners-guide-to-inbreeding-and-line-breeding/

Boyda

Thanks for the article, great read.

xchairity_casex

Linebreeding (inbreeding) is kind of a stigma when people don't really understand it.

many people (myself included for along time) seemed to beilive that, inbreeding caused deformaties and other health problems, when it doesn't.

you must remember when line breeding you are doubling up on the genes-the good and the bad.

so, if you have a line who suffers from heart defects, doubling the genes your not only bringing out the good-but also the bad.

 

Line breeding healthy lines can be beneficial. line breeding dogs with deadly recessives (such as kidney dieses) then it can be a catastrophe and should only be undertaken by those who know what they are working with and their lines EXTREMLY well.