Inbreeding Linebreeding part 3 cont

In continuing this subject from a breeders perspective I have to say we have a different view of things than science or certainly someone who is not a breeder.  First we have to understand a little about how a breed is created and that by its very nature it is ALL inbreeding and line breeding in the end just because the gene pool is closed.

Back when Herr Dobermann started on his search to create his vision of the Dobermann with very specific traits to provide him the protection he was seeking he had to survey and have some understanding of each dog introduced into the gene pool.  With each breed he had specific traits, looks, temperament etc that he wanted to combine and bring into one gene pool.  He was not interested increating a "designer" dog that could not reproduce or carry on.

The dogs he selected all had certain things that were good and all had some health issues that they brought to the mix. It is important to remember that back then "the health nut craze" had not infiltrated the world.  People accepted as a fact of life - both life and death so I am fairly certain he was not concerned with how long each breed used lived to -  He was focused and dedicated to his single mindness in his creation.

Once he achieved the results he wanted - temperament, drive, coat, head, size, he then had to breed them back to each other til they reached a point that they bred "TRUE" to his vision - in other words every dog came out looking like his Dobermann and none ever looked like a throw back to the shepherd, rotties etc.  When this happens there are certain things that become SET in the gene pool and are going to be there for life.  No matter how much you try to breed away from it there are just too many combinations of genes that can show up at anytime.

I personally believe that the cardio issue was introduced when Groelier introduced the Great Dane into the gene pool.  We know Great Danes suffer from cardio.  Does it matter - not at this point because we can't go back and take it out of the gene pool.

Breeders HAVE to believe tha they can work to make things better - if we did not believe this we would throw in the towel.  Does not mean we can solve it all but means we can maintain for the most part a healthy gene pool to draw from.  There are things that affect it -  inBreeding, line breeding, and the popular sire syndrome which can and does create a bottle neck thereby diminishing the majority of the gene pool.  BUT in a small closed gene pool there are some things that can't be avoided and all the science in the world will not change the overall picture even thoug we would like to think so.

Look at humans for example - we do not necessarily follow any form of inbreeding as it has been banned and for the most part we don't line breed BUT we do have health issues that are common to man.  If you listen only to science then we all must stop bnreeding and this will cure the health issues because the species will disappear.
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