is it ok to breed siblings?

Question

i have two dogs and their almost about to hit pueberty and their siblings from the same litter is it ok to breed them i mean will the puppys have any problems

Answer 1

You have a 50% higher chance of genetic defects by breeding siblings..

Answer 2

NO it is not okay!!! Why do you think pure bred dogs have so many health problems? Because of inbreeding! If you want puppies with very bad genetic disorders than breed them. But if you really love your dogs you will spay and neuter them. I will never understand why people who have no clue as to what they are doing insist on breeding their dogs. Pay no attenton to the fact that thousands of unwanted dogs are being killed in shelters every day across the country because there aren't enough people that want them. But who cares right? You will make a quick buck from stupidly breeding your dogs and for every puppy your dogs produce another dog will be put to sleep in a shelter. It's so simple to spay and neuter your dogs and it would help with the over population problem and your dogs would be healthier and live longer.

Answer 3

No. Only a breeder who has YEARS of experience and is VERY well versed in genetics should attempt a full brother-sister breeding. I'll try and explain. It is something that some breeders will do on occasion- but only with VERY VERY VERY excellent specimens of dogs with very few known genetic defects. You see, doubling up on genes like this will basically set what's called "Type" in a dog- it will give you puppies that are "cookie-cutter" to their parents. And with two extremely excellent dogs and I mean (phenotypically) with very few if any genetic diseases in their family (as in excellent genotypically), this can create very excellent puppies. The caveat to this is that while you may be doubling up on genes that are good-- you are also doubling up on all the BAAAAAD genes they carry as well- which in some cases can cause the puppies to end up being deaf, blind, or worse, dead. In breeds like shelties or dalmations, there is the dreaded "merle gene" which doubled up on, can cause what I just described. This gene shows up in many breeds and is equally as destructive. No hun, get someone fixed right away and leave the complicated genetics and their potential problems to the pros.

Answer 4

Technically it is not good. I have seen a few people do it but the puppies turned out with strange disorders. Like one bites his nails so far down that he bites his toes and stuff. There are some that are worse and some get mental problems. It is better to find another dog to breed with. If you don't want to breed, then either have one or both fixed or keep them apart during that time.

Answer 5

You do NOT want to breed these 2 dogs unless you want to deal with a lot of deformities!! Before you breed any dogs, you need to do a lot of research on the subject. People jump into raising litters of pups without knowing what they are doing. A female should not be bred until; 18 months - 2 years and NOT to her brother!

Answer 6

Its called line breeding. It is accepted by AKC but I think unless you are a experienced breeder and know the genetics you should not do this. I personally will not do this. There are Hereditary Defects in every breed. I believe that it increases the potential for more HD's.

Answer 7

my sister bought a pomerainain that was inbred and his vision is slightly to the right... so he walks sideways sorta of and his aim is off. also, he has an underbite. the vet at petsmart checked him out and said he was okay. though he eats normal and goes potty normal he is about a standard size pom but he is very underweight of a standard pom. usually standard poms are about 7 or 8 lbs? this one is lighter then my 4lbs chihuahua but his size is bigger than my chihuahua. the vet knows this and continues to say he's okay as long as he eats and potties normal. i wouldnt inbreed them simple because i don't think it will benefit us or the pups. breeding too closely could have birth defects if not when they're born, in the future. maybe cousin and cousin but not brothers and sisters from the same liter.

Answer 8

No it is not OK to inbreed them. This seems to happen sometimes, especially in pure breed lines. It can cause all kinds of complications for the litter. Including, liver and organ problems, blindness and albino puppies.

It's not good for any kind of species and should be avoided.

Answer 9

No, its not o.k. You will come out with in-bred pups and alot of times they will be deformed. Examples: Born without eyelids, plugged up nostrals, intestines on the outside, blind, etc., etc., I know this from experience. You can (for some weird reason) breed a father and daughter and things turn out fine.

Answer 10

it's not okay to breed the two dogs from the same litter...or even the same parents but different litters. the puppys will come out to be either mental retarted or have deformation.