Linebreeding German Shepherd Dog Breeding - Family - Pets

Most new German Shepherd breeders have very little understanding what linebreeding truely is. Linebreeding IS inbreeding!! In the beginning INbreeding WAS necessary to establish type, hips and desired temperament. Today, we have more than enough top dogs with V and VA Siger Show structure. All of the top West German confirmation dogs originate from Uran vom Wildstieger Land and moreover, Palme vom Wildstieger Land. Palme is not only the mother to Uran but also Quando Arminius. It is important to consider when linebreeding, the linebreeding on the previous dogs. It is very important not to linebreed on the same dogs as the parents.A breeder should look at the pedigrees of both dogs they are breeding and make sure that the puppies will not have the same linebreeding as the dom or the sire. This creates many problems including health and temperament. I would recommend if at all possible, taking two dogs of similiar type from different lines and breeding them. Please visit lee rburg com for books and videos by Walter Martin. There is a great depth to breeding and genetics. Close linebreeding should be left to those individuals with a great deal of knowledge of the breed. For my last litter, I bred a V-rated female of exceptional type and quality with VA Karo van de Herdersfarm. From this breeding there was no linebreeding, which allowed Karo's genetics to dominate through his linebreeding. All of my puppies are very healthy, excellent structure and have temperament far closer to working lines than show.(NO WORK!!) I believe the strength came from not inbreeding. It is essential to not linebreed everytime to allow the dogs to further their development in soundness of mind and health. To linebreed everytime will create extensive health and genetic issues. This we already see today with the small litters and show dogs with weak temperaments. It is a crying shame that so many misinformed and unknowledgable people are breeding dogs today. I hope this h as been helpful. It is important for a new breeder to study genetics and ask questions of reputable German Shepherd breeders before taking the big step and having a litter of German Shepherd Puppies. Breeding German Shepherd dogs can be a great deal of work and only few breeders will produce puppies that have better traits than the parents. Clayton Warichak Von der Stadtrand German Shepherds Established 1992 German Shepherd Breeder and Schutzhund Trainer Since 1992 Visit