Sibling breeding???

[Elizabeth F]

I have never bought a dog so I am doing a lot of research to find the BEST breeder.  One of the sites I found on line, I was looking at the upcoming puppies and the two parents are actually brother/sister.  Is this not a big NO/NO??? Or is this common?  They both are super cute and have gorgeous colouring/coats but wont the puppies have a lot of health issues???

Thanks in advance!

[F, Calla & Luca]

This sounds very suspicious. Good breeders use a coefficient of breeding number to avoid inbreeding their lines. Here are the DK guidelines. Cute is great but there are many more important factors.
http://www.doodlekisses.com/notes/What_To_Look_for_In_a_Breeder

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I agree. The puppies may or may not have health problems, since inbreeding increases the chances of anything being passed on, good qualities as well as bad. But breeding siblings is just a bad breeding practice, period, and not done or condoned by anyone who knows anything about breeding dogs. I don't know of any breeder who would do this. Stay far, far away. 

[Charlotte and Bo]

I agree with F and Karen.  When those recessive genes line up who knows what diseases can pop up. 

[Brittney & Cally]

Ditto to all above options. I have not heard of an ethical breeder doing this! Go back to the drawing board!

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

Doggie incest? yikes.  

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

RUN as fast as you can!  This isn't even line breeding!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Exactly, Ro. 

This is BYB breeding, otherwise known as "take any two dogs you can get your hands on and breed them together to make some money."

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Yup!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

This just sounds wrong on so many levels.

[Sally S Miles]

It absolutely is wrong - arghhhh

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

HUGE NO NO> Run away very fast!