What are the consequences of inbreeding a Labrador?

Inbreeding a Labrador can lead to a series of bad outcomes. It raises the risk of genetic disease and defects, because close relatives share similar genes and hidden recessive faults are more likely to appear in the offspring.

These problems can include congenital malformations, deafness, heart disease, hip abnormalities, and epilepsy. They seriously harm the dog’s quality of life and may raise mortality, so inbreeding is generally not recommended.