From the book

Inbreeding

Key to success or ruin of the breed? What decades of breeding taught the author about inbreeding, and where he draws the line.

Chapters V, VIII · pages 27, 164–166

For some breeders inbreeding is the secret of success, for others the destruction of the breed; the author believes the truth lies in between. He looks back at what the early records of winners showed about heredity and describes, from his own experience, what very close combinations produced – and the closest one he was prepared to make himself.

This is a preview. The full text, photographs and bloodline charts are in the book.

What the book covers here

What inbreeding is and how the early breeders used it
The author’s experience with very close combinations
Where he personally draws the line