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Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund miniature | Female | spayed | 1 month and 29 days old | 10 lbs
Hello! We are picking up our new puppy in two days - a minilong hair dachshund - and I just discovered last night through looking at the parents pedigrees (I am new to this, and just realized I could access these on the breeders site) that the mother of the litter is the granddaughter of the father. I have been up all night reading about inbreeding and line breeding and am extremely nervous about this now. I don't know what to do. Is this really a terrible thing and should we reconsider getting
2 Answers

Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on July 26th, 2017
Answered By Claudia Fioravanti
Veterinarian
My personal opinion is yes to reconsider getting this puppy. Inbreeding carries several risks and should never be encouraged. I know there is a generation between the parents but it is not the way to breed puppies and I would be very suspicious about getting a puppy from this breeder.
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