Nursery blindness

This fact applies to inbreeding, and to double litters, and in general to breeding ……

One of the greatest tragedies that befell a dog breeder is the so-called “nursery blindness.” This term means that the dog breeder does not see the flaws in the dogs he breeds, but he can very well see the flaws of the livestock of other kennels. There is, however, another, perhaps even greater, flaw in dog breeders, the so-called “breed blindness”. This happens when a flaw has not only crept in, but has already taken root in the breed, and experts in the ring miss it, since there are very few dogs without such a flaw. In the end, the flaw becomes accepted for the breed. Continue reading →