Can you breed siblings?

Question

I have a male and a female pure breed registered Siberian Husky. I bred them and I planned to keep a female from the litter. I ended up getting stuck with a male as well, because I couldn't sell him. My cousin and her husband told me that they bred their purebreed hound dog to his daughter and had a beautiful litter of pups with no health problems that they know of. They said that this is how you get the purest puppies!?!?????? I heard that the closest relation that you can breed in a dog is grandparent to grandchild. What is true? Reason I ask is I want to know if I should try to sell or trade the little male so that I can breed the female in a couple of years or so, or could we breed the siblings to each other?

I didnt get stuck with 2 puppies, I had planned on keeping the female from the beginning for my daughter. The male I got stuck with was the last one I had when my ad in the newspaper ended and I chose not to renew the ad just for the one last pup. I had 2 different people say that they were interested in him, but both fell through in the end.

For GetemGang since he doesnt allow people to e-mail him: I am not ignorant. I posted this question because I wanted to clarify options that I have been told by family and friends on this matter, by getting answers from persons who have bred purebreed dogs!

Answer 1

you are much likelier (twice as likely ) to have genetic defects in the pups, since you are breeding dogs with the same parents, hence the same genetic heritage. For any recessive gene, each pup has a 50% chance of getting at least one from each parent. So, their pups have a much better chance for expressing genetic defects than would occur with parents from different parents.

Breeding father to daughter increases the risk some, but not nearly as much as brother to sister..as they don't both have the same parents.

Answer 2

I have 2 Siberian Huskies. Stick with breeding the male and female that you have (if that's what you want to do) and forget trying to breed siblings - you're just asking for trouble if you do that. What do you mean you got "stuck" with a male? What are you doing running - a puppy mill? People like you scare me. You obviously don't know much about breeding dogs - get yourself educated and do some research before you do any more breeding. I truly hope that when you sell the puppies that you carefully screen the prospective buyers This breed of dog is not for everyone. Unfortunately, many people buy this breed because they are cute as puppies and beautiful as adult dogs, but many people have no idea what they are getting into. This is how many huskies end up being abused, abandoned, or in shelters. Please don't contribute to this problem.

Answer 3

Actually, in animal genetics, it is more often refered to as "line-breeding" and not "in-breeding". I agree that unless you have studied the breed for years, done all of your genetic testing, thoroughly understand your breed, it's history, purpose, genetics, and standard and have a clear understanding of where you are going with the breeding, you should not even consider breeding any dog. I have been in shelties for 7 years and just bred my first litter this past march - and that was after doing all that I mentioned above and finding the best female that I could to represent all that I thought a sheltie should be and researching the males to find the male that would only improve her. A lot of thought and planning (and a good bit of money) went in to the breeding but I now have 6 very healthy puppies that are a beautiful and HEALTHY credit to the sheltie line and I will be showing the two top ones in September to get their championships. The other 4 have gone/ will be going to very carefully screened homes on a spay/neuter contract as pet/performance puppies with a lifetime health guarantee against genetic problems. That is what a responsible breeder does.

Answer 4

Well... yes... it's possible... but to a responsible dog owner, that's about as desirable as having human siblings, ah, interbreed. This is called inbreeding and in a few generations you get stuck with genetic problems. While I suppose breeding a dog within its family is okay (i.e. cousins) breeding a dog to its sibling will ultimately lead to a bad line. You're probabl best off trying to sell the male, or castrate him and keep him as a pet. It'll be best if you neuter him before he matures.
Recessive genes are the culprit here. If you breed siblings, their pups will have a much higher chance of having these genes. There are good recessive genes, but it's not such a good idea to take a gamble. The dogs one breeds must have good, healthy, reasonably distantly related parents, preferably chosen carefuly and discriminately by the breeder-- or in simpler, mnemonic terms, designer genes.

Hope this helps. Have a great life with your dogs.

Answer 5

If you got stuck with two puppies last time, why would you want to breed again?
Breeding close relatives is called "line-breeding", and it's almost always a bad idea. It amplifies ALL the genes in the dogs, both good and bad, and if they carry a recessive gene for any sort of defect, you could end up with some very bad results.
Please don't plan on breeding your dogs simply because you can. That's one of the reasons that shelters are so overcrowded right now.

Answer 6

NO it isn't k!!! Why do you consider natural bred puppies have such a lot of wellbeing issues? Because of inbreeding! If you desire dogs with very dangerous genetic issues than breed them. But for those who quite love your puppies you're going to spay and neuter them. I will certainly not comprehend why folks who don't have any clue as to what they're doing insist on breeding their puppies. Pay no attenton to the truth that 1000's of undesirable puppies are being killed in shelters everyday around the nation on account that there don't seem to be adequate folks that desire them. But who cares correct? You will make a fast dollar from stupidly breeding your puppies and for each dog your puppies produce yet another puppy might be placed to sleep in a safe haven. It's so sensible to spay and neuter your puppies and it could aid with the over populace challenge and your puppies could be more healthy and reside longer.

Answer 7

Breeding the siblings is NOT good idea. You increase the odds of a genetic defect. Even if it is not visible, it can be passed down to future generations. If they have a recessive bad gene (meaning both parents need to have it for it to express itself) and the parents are siblings, you increase the odds that a recessive gene will express itself.

This is part of the reason many modern purebreds have problems with deafness, hip dysplasia, etc... They bred them to siblings too much with no concern for consequences.

Answer 8

yes you can breed siblings. BUT - you have to know the dogs' predigrees THOROUGHLY!!! If there are any dominant or recessive faults, inbreeding will bring them out. Temperament problems are especially important. Hip dysplasia, heart problems, etc. Once you've got the problem, all those puppies and their future owners are stuck with it.

Inbreeding is dangerous if you're not an expert on genetics.

Answer 9

Not the best thing to do. Many problems can happen with inbreeding siblings and parents. You're better off to breed with a non-related mate. You could have issues with ears being sensitive, hip dysplacia, excitability, aggression, etc...may not show up in the immediate litter, but can show up in later litters of the immediate litter.

Answer 10

While some kennel clubs say it's OK, most vets will tell you absolutely not to do it. It can increase aggression. There could also be genetic medical disorders. Personally I do not think it's a good choice. If you can't get rid of the male have him neutered. It makes for a healthier animal anyway.