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Breeders => General Breeder Chat => Topic started by: hope on November 15, 2006, 12:19:23 PM

Title: Line Breeding
Post by: hope on November 15, 2006, 12:19:23 PM

I have noticed that a lot of the successful breeders will practise a degree of line breeding & are of the opinion that the line should be kept tight.
I know this is not for the novie breeder to undertake but how do you feel about this?

Title: Re: Line Breeding
Post by: Abby W. on November 15, 2006, 01:00:01 PM

I am not sure I quite understand the definition of line breeding?   Does that mean breeding chins that all come from the same ancestor?  Like pairing chins that share great-grandparents?

Title: Re: Line Breeding
Post by: Summer on November 15, 2006, 05:44:24 PM

I use line breeding with My Great Pyrenees, but never more then once in five gen's.