Outcrossing

Yeah.

And then I have my designer founder base, which also plays into Outcrossing.

It makes me a real attractive partner for Outcrossing because I have such a strong foundation in the species.

The designer founders are 3.2 under 75% blue line.

5.4 F1s that have kept are blue line out crosses from 2023.

They can still have poor structure, they can still have undesirable temperaments, they can still have health problems, and they can still be a terrible match.

Outcrossing isn't a substitute for health testing or thoughtful selection, just like line breeding isn't automatically irresponsible.

This is why breeding conversations get frustrating when we reduce them to a single number.

And I wanna talk about a broader population concern, and this is inbreeding depression.

The goal should be making informed decisions that preserve the characteristics we value while protecting the health, function, and genetic future of the dogs that we all love.

Line breeding can increase consistency.

Outcrossing can increase diversity.

Neither one will eliminate risk and neither one replaces knowledge.