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Thoughts on breeding dogs

“You should definitely get this dog – she is a nice example of the breed and she can only produce herself because of her high inbreeding co-efficient.” – From a breeder who had a father/daughter litter of pups “How could you inbreed?  It is morally wrong – even the Bible is against it!” – From a non-dog, Baptist friend who obviously never read Genesis 19:30-38 “I don’t need to inbreed.  You can get what you want by careful studies of pedigrees.  Inbreeding is a shortcut that can lead to ruin.”   - From a breeder “You can do more damage continually outcrossing because you are mixing more and more issues into your "mix.” – A breeder who uses a Stodghill’s Clockwise Breeding Program   “If you want to produce a consistent look, you have to inbreed.  How do you think breed type got set in the first place? Inbreeding dogs that had the type that we were looking for, that’s how.” – Another dog breeder “It is completely irresponsible to inbreed – that’s how many he