The HBB System – Why It Is the Only Truly Reliable Method

Many people believe that a pedigree automatically guarantees safe breeding, a healthy dog, and a superior quality pet.
Unfortunately, this is a misunderstanding.

A pedigree is, at its core, nothing more than a list of relatives – mother, father, grandparents, great-grandparents.
It contains no real health information, no DNA data, no genetic risk assessments, and no guarantees about the health of the lines behind the dog.
In some cases, a patella test is listed for the parents, but that is the only health-related detail included.

What HBB Has Discovered

At HBB, we have reviewed thousands upon thousands of pedigrees, and the results are shocking:

  • The largest pedigree-issuing organizations also have the highest levels of inbreeding.

  • It is so widespread that it is increasingly difficult to find a dog that is not inbred.

  • This is often hidden behind the term “linebreeding”, used to reinforce appearance traits for dog shows.

  • The problem is that linebreeding reinforces all traits, not only the desired ones – including hereditary diseases, immune problems and structural issues.

In short:
Show-driven breeding has ignored health and genetic diversity for far too long.

What HBB Does Differently – and Why It Works

1. We never approve a single dog for breeding. We approve the pair.

This is the foundation of the entire system.

Traditional pedigree organizations “approve” a dog for breeding without any understanding of its genetic compatibility with future partners.
But what good is it if “The Sir” is approved, if his genetics are completely incompatible with “The Dam”?

For example:

  • The Sir is approved by a pedigree organization (based on membership and show criteria, not genetics).

  • He is bred with The Dam 1 – this may be fine.

  • But if the same The Sir is bred with The Dam 2, who carries the same recessive risk marker,
    the result can be puppies with serious health issues, such as:

    • blindness

    • deafness

    • heart defects

    • autoimmune issues

    • poor overall health and reduced life quality

A dog can be “safe” in one combination and dangerous in another.
This is why approving individual dogs makes no scientific sense.

2. HBB requires a DNA test – and preferably DLA testing

We only match pairs that:

  • have good genetic diversity

  • do not share the same recessive disease markers

  • are not genetically too closely related

  • offer the highest chance of healthy, strong offspring

DNA tells the truth. A pedigree does not.

3. Every mating request is manually reviewed

This is not an automated tool or an algorithm.
Each request is assessed personally by qualified HBB evaluators.

We review:

  • DNA profiles

  • DLA diversity and immune-system compatibility

  • Risk of recessive diseases

  • Actual genetic inbreeding levels (DNA-based, not pedigree-based)

  • Coat color genetics to avoid dangerous combinations

  • All health-related outcomes

Only when everything is considered safe do we issue an HBB Breeding Certificate – for that specific pairing only.

4. HBB follows the principle: Health Before Beauty

We prioritize:

  • health

  • genetic sustainability

  • immune strength

  • mental stability

  • sound structure

  • long-term welfare

Not show titles.
Not fashion trends.
Not cosmetic preferences.