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  1. General Discussion
    I just recently got this very beautiful red nose American pit mix from a friend of mine. I was just trying to figure out if he is inbred it not. His mom and dad are brother and sister but from two different litters....
  2. General Discussion
    I have a chance to co-own a dog from a breeder down sizing their yard. The particular dog is from a brother sister inbreeding. Now I know sometimes breeders do this to get the imperfections in their line to show up quicker, but is it possible to get a sound quality dog from this type of...
  3. Pitbull Articles
    Inbreeding-related disorders are increasingly showing up in pet dogs across NCR. Hip dysplasia, respiratory or spinal problems, rectal prolapse (a medical condition wherein the walls of the rectum protrude through the anus and hence become visible outside the body), cryptorchidism (undescended...
  4. Bloodline Discussion
    Breeding dogs is as PC as owning a "Pit Bull". That said, one tool for good breeding (or understanding your dog) is a inbreeding calculator. Inbreeding calculator Inbreeding_CE_AG_and_TT_Done2 by Sterbentz Creations, on Flickr With out crunching the numbers, I would not have guessed that...
  5. Bloodline Discussion
    thanks guys in advance, if ever theres something i need to know about the breed i come directly to u guys, my question is this breeder is selling a puppy the sire is ukc king zimba and the dam is pogo. the sire of zimba is dr blue son of conflict of conflict bullies. but also bred zimba to the...
  6. Health & Nutrition
    By Scot E. Dowd Ph.D. Willis (1989) defines INBREEDING as the mating of animals "more closely related to one another than the average relationship within the breed." From the introductory table we can see that these involve brother/sister or parent/child breeding. With all the negative...
  7. Health & Nutrition
    My female is in her third and final heat. And I have 99 problems... As soon as I noticed her heat coming on I put my male, which is her brother, on the chain and her in the pen. Problem is is that she has literally broken out about 6 times. The male has got off the chain just as many...
  8. Bloodline Discussion
    Just curious. What do you guys mean by inbreeding done properly? I could see how breeding cousins makes sense or dogs from between generations of litters... But am curious to know how 'inbreeding done responsibly/properly' occurs? Just the word 'inbreeding' sounds scary & all but would like...
  9. General Discussion
    My amazing pit is a train wreck and the obvious result of sucky breeding...at 9mths old she is only 25lbs, has a fused neck, crooked spine, tilted rib cage, flat feet, tremendous underbite and even her ears point different ways! With a clean bill of health from 2 Vets, Cuda is the most loving...
  10. Bloodline Discussion
    Can you guys tell me if there is inbreeding happening in this pedigree? I'm looking at Dam 'PR' NEW TROIJAN'S "NICA" and Sire PR NEW TROIJANS "STRIKE" New Troijan Pedigree
  11. Bloodline Discussion
    So I read somewhere online today that the color blue in apbt's came from inbreeding? And that old dogger's considered this a major flaw thus culling those dogs because it was not desirable to them. So the blue in apbt's became less common. Any thoughts on this? Would you say it could be true?
  12. Bloodline Discussion
    Copyright 1996, Sarah Hartwell Adapted, with permission, from Cat Recourse Archive and edited by Dog Breed Info. Inbreeding is the mating together of closely related dogs, for example mother/son, father/daughter and sibling/sibling matings. For breeders, it is a useful way of fixing traits in...
  13. Bloodline Discussion
    Ok Guys And Gals.. I Have A Q Here And Dont Want Anyone To Knock Me For It.. Its Just A Question. Is It Ok To Inbreed At All? I Know Professional Breeders May Do This To Try And Strengthen Genes Of A Particular Bloodline. But What Exactly Makes It "ok" For Them To Do It. Ive Heard Something...
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