I can't get the QueryObjectGraph to add INCLUDE child tables if my life depended on it...what am I missing? Stuck for third day on something that should be simple :-/

DAL:

public abstract class RepositoryBase<T> where T : class
{
    private MyLPL2Context dataContext;
    private readonly IDbSet<T> dbset;


    protected RepositoryBase(IDatabaseFactory databaseFactory)
    {
        DatabaseFactory = databaseFactory;
        dbset = DataContext.Set<T>();

        DataContext.Configuration.LazyLoadingEnabled = true;
    }

    protected IDatabaseFactory DatabaseFactory
    {
        get;
        private set;
    }

    protected MyLPL2Context DataContext
    {
        get { return dataContext ?? (dataContext = DatabaseFactory.Get()); }
    }

    public IQueryable<T> QueryObjectGraph(Expression<Func<T, bool>> filter, 
       params string[] children)
    {
        foreach (var child in children)
        {
            dbset.Include(child);
        }

        return dbset.Where(filter);
    }

... DAL repositories

 public interface IBreed_TranslatedSqlRepository : ISqlRepository<Breed_Translated>
 {
 }

 public class Breed_TranslatedSqlRepository : RepositoryBase<Breed_Translated>, 
    IBreed_TranslatedSqlRepository
 {

    public Breed_TranslatedSqlRepository(IDatabaseFactory databaseFactory)
        : base(databaseFactory)
    {}

 }

BLL Repo:

 public IQueryable<Breed_Translated> 
    QueryObjectGraph(Expression<Func<Breed_Translated, bool>> filter, 
        params string[] children)
    {
        return _r.QueryObjectGraph(filter, children);
    }

Controller:

  var breeds1 = _breedTranslatedRepository
    .QueryObjectGraph(b => b.Culture == culture, new string[] { "AnimalType_Breed" })
    .ToList();

I can't get to Breed.AnimalType_Breed.AnimalTypeId ..I can drill as far as Breed.AnimalType_Breed then the intelisense expects an expression?

Cues if any, DB Tables: bold is many-to-many Breed, Breed_Translated, AnimalType_Breed, AnimalType, ...