Reuben your are 100% wrong on the tightly linebred dogs needing vaccines because of deficient immune systems. Since becoming interested in plotts and devoting 100% of my time learning and researching plotts and bloodlines I have noticed that there are countless strains held together by individuals, some with NO outcrosses for 40-50 years and the myth about genetic effects on the immune system simply don't hold water. I can show you pedigrees that you would swear the offspring would have 5 legs and 3 eyes but its by no means the case. I have not bred my dogs that tight YET but I damn sure will when the cream begins to rise to the top. I can name four men that have and I have seen numerous plotts from each of the EXTREMELY tight breedings and was pleasantly suprised with the consistency in the dogs from each strain with ABSOLUTLY NO ill effects on tge immune systems or conformation. Not trying to be a butt (again lol) but I could not disagree with a statement anymore than I do the statement you made. Take care
Oconee...I am just like anyone one else on here...I post only what I believe...
one theory I have about worming and vaccines is this...if we let every pup die od natural causes without any human intervention then the cream will rise to the top in another way...it would be survival of the fittest...the few that make it to adulthood might get to breed if they are strong enough to overcome the competition...after many generations the survival rate will go up...but we as humans will vaccinate and worm the pups for different reasons...I will do what is needed...
I did explain both sides...the one you put out there and the one I choose to follow...but that is what makes the world go round...
