inbreeding/linebreeding or open breeding/outcrossing???

I'm a fan of linebreeding and all that myself. As said before, when done "right", it's the fastest path to getting where you want to be. You have to be extremely selective. Any bad trait you add is always there no matter how far you try to breed away from it. Sooner or later it is gonna rear it's ugly head and it always seems to happen at the most inopportune time. So if you don't like something you sure better decide if it's a dislike you can live with when breeding an animal, especially when line breeding because your most likely doubling up on it. Your not just intensifying the good but the bad too. For me, consistency is one of the most important things I look at. If the animal I'm considering is the only one or one of a couple out of a litter that is what I want, they don't get bred unless they are extremely tight bred. But even then their aunts, uncles, etc. etc. have to be right. If they are one of a couple out of an extremely tight bred mating, they can't be bred to just any dog. It should be an immediate family member. Say the dog your wanting is a gyp, she should be bred to her father or brother and no others. Just my opinion. Good thread.