Hi
Could someone plese put me right, i had any enquiry yesterday about breeding
what i need to know is
can you breed these 2 dogs, they are not litter mates, but the bitch and the dog both have the same father, but different mothers, in the mothers side there is nothing related at all,
hope someone can help

thanks in advance

If the relevant health tests have been carried out and are good, and if there are no known problems in the lines, then it COULD be acceptable.   However, the fact that someone has enquired about it to you, and you admit you know nothing about breeding, the best advice I can give you to give to these people is
(1)  Check out the necessary health tests required by the relevant breed society, and ensure that these are carried out and that the results are good (hip scores, eye tests, tests for PRA etc etc etc).
(2)   Check with the breeder of of the sire of both dogs, to ensure what lies behind him.
(3)   Do more research.

Regards

Margot

Margot has covered the health aspect but the other aspect is being very aware of any faults in individuals as regards the breed standard together with a very detailed knowledge of the predigrees as breeding such close relatives could fix faults that would be very difficult to shift down the line.  People have had excellent results from breeding like this but not something for the novice or even those with some knowledge, definately only for the very knowledable.

What is the reason for wanting to mate these particular dogs together?  I think you would need a very good reason to breed so close, and as has been already said, to know a great deal about the dog you are doubling up on.  He would have to be an outstanding example of the breed, in my opinion, to want to do this mating.

The inbreeding would be over 12% in that case and should only be done by a breeder who knows his/her stock inside out.

Violet Anne -

In a straight answer to your question as it is worded, yes of course you CAN mate these two dogs physcially. Yes they will be mateable, yes he will be attracted to her and no the puppies will not have three legs and two heads ;-)

The question is more that there may well be a dog which is not quite so close to the bitch, depending on the breed, suitable for her, and this dog would lessen the worry of reproducing any health problems which happen to be recessively inherited, and therefore between such close half siblings, could easily creep or leap to the fore.

So yes you can, but maybe you should think more about going elsewhere. Breeding is all about being flexiable and keeping your mind open and I imagine you will see that in using a dog slightly further 'out' from your bitch (or the bitch) you will remove the obvious concens you already have in the back of your mind to have come on here and asked ;-)

Good luck!
Di

no the puppies will not have three legs and two heads

How can you be sure of that without knowing what is behind these dogs?  There could well be a 3 legged dog on the Sire's side!

Presumably that was meant to be a smiling face after your words?

There may be a 3 legged dog behind the sires side, but last time I looked this wasn't a proven hereiditary problem ;-)  ;-) More of a car or accident induced one ;-)
Di