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Question

so if there were to be a brother and sister dogs and they mated, and had puppies would the puppies come out with retardations like humans?

this is a serious ?

Answer 1

The puppies have a higher chance of having some genetic problem, but it is not an automatic thing.
Most of the time the genetic disorder is not as dramatic as mental issues, but more likely to be subtle problems, such as heart murmur, thyroid imbalance, hip dysplasia, early cataracts, etc..
For instance..I had an accidental bro/sis breeding. Out of seven puppies, two had heart murmurs, and one had skin allergies..
This proved to be a tool for me, to know what recessive genes were in my breeding program, so that i could actually plan my breeding program better..However, I would have never done this on purpose..as each and every litter is precious, and not to be 'experimental'

the top breeder in my breed, has had very close line and inbreeding..They have produced 2 Westminster winners. Gorgeous, functional dogs...However, I have been in close contact with the kennel manager, and learned that their dogs are living an average of 5 years less than my own lineage..

Answer 2

Inbreeding is dangerous, the pups can be very mixxed up.
it could be if this already happened and your asking whats gonna happen, it could be the pups are all gonna be find, but could have some minor side affects.
Call your vet, they know best.


Generally a brother to sister mating is not going to automatically cause a problem. The problem comes in repeatedly crossing back to similar relations. This increases the chances that you'll have mental or physical problems with the puppies.
Depending on the breed (and breeder) it's not uncommon for breeders to line breed dogs - daughter to father, mother to son in order to 'fix' certain characteristics of outstanding dogs. This makes the resulting puppies more likely to carry these traits. If this is carried too far down the line without outcrossing the dogs (mating to another unrelated dog) then at some point the breeder may begin seeing genetic problems with the litters

Answer 3

Generally a brother to sister mating is not going to automatically cause a problem. The problem comes in repeatedly crossing back to similar relations. This increases the chances that you'll have mental or physical problems with the puppies.
Depending on the breed (and breeder) it's not uncommon for breeders to line breed dogs - daughter to father, mother to son in order to 'fix' certain characteristics of outstanding dogs. This makes the resulting puppies more likely to carry these traits. If this is carried too far down the line without outcrossing the dogs (mating to another unrelated dog) then at some point the breeder may begin seeing genetic problems with the litters.

Answer 4

So many possibilities here..
Are thy purebred or crosses ???
If their pure bred you have a much smaller Gene Pool to work with than if their cross bred's..
Also depending on what breed they are (if their purebred) can be impt. If their a breed that's been around for a long time (larger Genetic pool) vs. a breed that has a shorter history (smaller genetic pool).
For example I have a friend who's been in Rotties for a long time & she's done several close line breeding's that I would NEVER attempt with Boston Terrier's because of the difference in their history & the size of the genetic pool they come form..

Also their recessive & dominate gene's to think of if one or both parent's have BIG fault's their more likley to pass them on to the puppies..
On the other hand is a sure fire way to "test" you'r line as long as you'r going to be responsible about placing the puppies with or with out genetic problem's..
And as was mentioned before I'm sure their are several Westminster winner's & dog's that are top's in their breed's that have some rather close bloodline's..

Answer 5

More than likely not. I have had this happen and the only thing that went wrong was the puppies were smaller than normal. Dogs and humans are different when it comes to that sort of thing. There really isn't anything to worry about.

Answer 6

If they both or even one carried genetic flaws then,yes,it would be passed on and probably magnified in the puppies. Usually,dogs pass on medical and physical deficiencies but poor temperment also passes into generations.

Answer 7

Not really. Any physical problems might be more noticable (like if they both have a mild eye twitch).

My mom had a friend who's cat mated with her son. Mom got one of the kittens. She was not retarded.

I've had cats that mated with close family members (I didn't breed them intentionally) and the kittens were fine.

Answer 8

Yes this is why purebred dogs have pedigrees..to prove there was no inbreeding. People inbreed dogs all the time to make a quick buck, and the dogs sometimes end up very sickly or high strung. its my understanding that in some places you even have to have a liscence to breed and sell dogs.

Answer 9

no, because dogs don't know any better, my mom has had cats that live out in her yard & they have mated while being related, & none of the cats had any problems.

Answer 10

Well not retarded like we know. But they can have problems. This is called inbreeding and usually has horrible results.