Can you breed whippet/beddie with whippet/beddie

[Hollie 21]

I'm sure i have read on here that you shouldn't breed a whippet/beddie with another whippet/beddie

Can anyone give me info as to why not??

 

I know Bedlington terrriers can carry Copper Toxicosis but i just wanted to clarify if you can/should put these mixes together

 

 

 

sorry for being

[the lamping ferreter 160]

I'm sure i have read on here that you shouldn't breed a whippet/beddie with another whippet/beddie

Can anyone give me info as to why not??

 

I know Bedlington terrriers can carry Copper Toxicosis but i just wanted to clarify if you can/should put these mixes together

 

 

 

sorry for being

no reasion why not its just puting a lurcher x lurcher

[daz280597 4]

cant see why not ya can put anything over any dog ya like yours been beed together so how ya think they keep the lines going

[jarvie 0]

its the same arguement for breeding any 2 1\2 crosses together theres a chance of pups throwing back to one of the parents ie if you breed 2 1\2cross beddy whippets together you are bound to get a pup going back too much to the beddy thus being too small for the job hope this helps

[miss lurcher bitch 319]

i did this breeding 3 times a few yrs back all turned out good dogs atb mlb

[Wild_and_Irish 11]

Any 1/2 x to 1/2 x will give pups throwin more to one side than the other because genes don't work like fractions, the only lurcher x lurcher I think you're not supposed to breed is a merle x merle because it will throw white pups which sometimes end up being deaf.

[sh 08 17]

Pardon lol

[omark 0]

Good topic...Yes,you can breed two bedlington based lurchers together..,provided the bedlingtons which have been used to create the lurchers you plan to breed from were tested and declared free from copper -toxicosis. otherwise you run the risk of mating together two potential carriers of the disease,which will mean that a percentage of your pups will be healthy BUT also be genetic carriers of the disease to pass on to future generations OR,some could be full blown with the disease. This means they are born with a liver which retains copper salts,this usually kills them from about the age of 2yrs onwards. There is already enough dogs bred for the show benches full of inhereted genetic disorders,without us..,people trying to breed good HEALTHY working dogs,adding to the problems long term. Hope this helps.

[k94v 12]

Good topic...Yes,you can breed two bedlington based lurchers together..,provided the bedlingtons which have been used to create the lurchers you plan to breed from were tested and declared free from copper -toxicosis. otherwise you run the risk of mating together two potential carriers of the disease,which will mean that a percentage of your pups will be healthy BUT also be genetic carriers of the disease to pass on to future generations OR,some could be full blown with the disease. This means they are born with a liver which retains copper salts,this usually kills them from about the age of 2yrs onwards. There is already enough dogs bred for the show benches full of inhereted genetic disorders,without us..,people trying to breed good HEALTHY working dogs,adding to the problems long term. Hope this helps.

hi omark at what age would you get a pup tested for copper toxicosis iam geting a pup soon the sire is a working beddy and the dam is a working whippet thanks and regs steve

[Hollie 21]

Good topic...Yes,you can breed two bedlington based lurchers together..,provided the bedlingtons which have been used to create the lurchers you plan to breed from were tested and declared free from copper -toxicosis. otherwise you run the risk of mating together two potential carriers of the disease,which will mean that a percentage of your pups will be healthy BUT also be genetic carriers of the disease to pass on to future generations OR,some could be full blown with the disease. This means they are born with a liver which retains copper salts,this usually kills them from about the age of 2yrs onwards. There is already enough dogs bred for the show benches full of inhereted genetic disorders,without us..,people trying to breed good HEALTHY working dogs,adding to the problems long term. Hope this helps.

 

 

Thank you

 

That makes perfect sense

[omark 0]

Hiya k94v,idealy the sire to your pup could have been tested before putting him across the whippet. Doom and gloom aside though this disorder is nowhere near as rampant as it once was. Couldnt really advise you on what age to get a pup tested,you would be better asking a good vet. What i can tell you is that a pup bred like yours{beddy terrier mated to whippet} will never manifest problems of copper toxicosis,at the worst it could be a carrier. If it were me mate i wouldnt worry yet,id see whether or not your pup turns out an exellent worker. If u decide in the future its worth breeding from then maybe get it tested before you decide to get it mated,cos for breeding you dont need to be 100 percent...,you need to be 110 percent!

[k94v 12]

Hiya k94v,idealy the sire to your pup could have been tested before putting him across the whippet. Doom and gloom aside though this disorder is nowhere near as rampant as it once was. Couldnt really advise you on what age to get a pup tested,you would be better asking a good vet. What i can tell you is that a pup bred like yours{beddy terrier mated to whippet} will never manifest problems of copper toxicosis,at the worst it could be a carrier. If it were me mate i wouldnt worry yet,id see whether or not your pup turns out an exellent worker. If u decide in the future its worth breeding from then maybe get it tested before you decide to get it mated,cos for breeding you dont need to be 100 percent...,you need to be 110 percent!

thanks for the info mate iam geting this pup for work ect not to breed with later on unless it tests clear agian thanks for info regs steve