Inbreeding is not "bad", but it is very risky. It intensifies the strong points but also the faults as well.

It's not advisable without research in the bloodlines of our dogs based on the health background/genetic issues and traits of the parents and our dog's ancestors. Merely having a PCCI paper in your hand is not enough to assess the risk. We have to study the pedigrees of both dam and sire for many generations. Those are just letters on the paper if not accessed properly.

Champions have been produced because breeders use line breeding/in breeding to bring out the favorable traits & would like to pass in to the future generation. However, these are professional breeders who thoroughly study the bloodlines of their dogs.

In our kennel, we don't do inbreeding because it's unpredictable. You will have genetic/traits defects due to the high number of recessive genes that occur in closely related animals. Since the gene pool is too narrow, they are most likely to be both carriers for the same disease. You may produce weak puppies with shorter life span, and that can be heart breaking. There are entire litters that die because of this. They are more prone to have eye problems, hip & joint, shorter life span, heart condition, digestive problems, kidney syndromes, allergies....and the most common, Incorrect temperament for breed.

I suggest to skip the inbreeding. If you want to produce consistent litters, then just follow line breeding... Mating your dogs to their common ancestors/distant relatives. Ex. daughter to great grandfather, daughter to distant uncle.

Just remember, no matter how special your dog is to you, a puppy out of it is not guaranteed to be just like or even similar to your dog -- half its genes will be from the other dog. So study the pairing well. good luck!!

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