April 5th, 2009, 11:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Originally Posted by Bustersparents
All I have been able to track down thus far is that half of his great grandparents are the same on both sides of his family. Is this considered inbreeding too closely for animals?
As long as the other lines of the same generation are not too closely related, that's actually wouldn't be considered too closely bred. If you can get a 5 generation ped to look at, that might tell you more.
Question:
If a breeder says to me; they have had a puppy or so have a problem with the kidneys failing to develop. Should that be an indication they are aware of the inbreeding or health issue in the offspring?
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Yes, imo, if they have a recurring problem, they need to be looking at the genetics of their lines and fixing the problem--or getting out of the breeding business entirely.
Unfortunately, what they are doing is not illegal, unless Alabama or your municipality has a lemon law that applies to puppies. You might want to check into that--some states have that sort of legislation. It doesn't cure the heartache  but it can at least help cover some of your vet costs.
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