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We've had our chihuahua for close to 4 years now but my wife only recently showed me our dog's pedigree papers. I was floored. Our dog's grandmother is also her great grandmother and there's at least 3 other incidences of inbreeding on both her dam and sires' lines.

I don't know about the "accepted practices" in dog breeding but doesn't this massive inbreeding/incest FUCK UP a dog's genes? No wonder many breeds of dogs have 'breed-specific' ailments like hip dysplasia (german shepherds) and other ailments. What's the breeder standards in the US? If this isn't discouraged, it should be. It harms the dogs.

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