One more interesting thing to say about the subject of inbreeding is I talked to Hardcore Mike back in 2000, who has bred and shown a lot of great dogs, and he told me that he did not believe in breeding his dogs "too tight" ... but what I thought was amusing about his statement was the fact he was unaware that his best bitch ever ... and his only Grand Champion ever (Gr Ch Nine Millie) was the result of an uncle/niece inbreeding (as Redman and Felony were littermates).

Therefore, sometimes people use inbreeding techniques to produce their best dogs, without realizing that they're inbreeding

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