Quote Originally Posted by kandyman View Post
Sometimes it's better to learn from experience than to simply believe what you are told.
Amen to that ...

In having family-bred my own line of dogs, longer than most any old-timer in history has ever actually sustained his own line of dogs, that all trace back to the first dogs I ever had, I can absolutely tell you that what most people say/think about inbreeding is absolutely false (or, at best, full of half-truths).

Most people are like parrots, "repeating what they hear," with absolutely zero knowledge on the subject of actually maintaining a trans-generational family of animals ... and keeping them competitive.

I am sure this kind of first-hand knowledge of conditioning ... as well as of judging/pulling-down a dog to find its "best weight" ... also applies to years and years of first-hand experience.

Jack