DM DNA test - Page 3

Kudo's to you Mindhunt for getting a new puppy,I am unable to do so for probably another year or so, I have 4 dogs now and cannot take another one on and have 2 seniors at the present time and only GOD knows what they might need in the future.  I am finding spreading myself so thin is not as much fun as it used to be.   Not to mention the expense, raw feeding, vets' etc.  You  never know what might be around the corner for you.  So I will wait and hopefully more and more will do their homework and test for DM before I have to pick another dog or puppy.


And yes the impression I have gotten from the owners/breeders of Czech's dogs is that they are not as affected as the SL's east/west or whatever the hell else you want to call our dogs.  JHC, I cannot believe people can stick their heads in the sand and actually even say something so assinine.  Oh well we all know they are out there.  In the mean time, I hope to heal someday.  Nan 

The proof that they are wrong is on the OFA website. It just takes time and some pedigree research. Of course there are not as many Czech dogs that have tested at risk or are implicated as being at risk based on their progeny. There are many more ASL's  and GSL's being tested.

Thanks for the reminder and or first time notification for some....I was at training
today and mentioned there was a test for DM, and some people there had no idea.

I have never experienced the pain and suffering of seeing my much loved pet
endure the onset of DM, http://www.caninegeneticdiseases.net/DM/testDM.htm  
but I have heard from owners of dogs that had DM, and the
stories were not nice, I then have since decided to test all my young breeding dogs
before breeding them.

Theo>N/N>Normal
Dana>N/N>Normal
Caroline>A/N >Carrier
Rollie>N/N>Normal
Eartha Kitt>N/N>Normal
Oeht>N/N>Normal
Tessie>N/N>Normal

Still have to test a couple more...

Kudo's Mirasmom:  I am sure you will be glad you did this for the breed and it looks like you are in good shape result wise.  Best of luck  Nan

Actually Nans gsd,

  I am doing this for my dogs as I do not have any offspring that will have a great impact
on the German Shepherd Dog as a whole, I'm a nobody.......

   I do not go to nationals and do not have any of my dogs put up by the American Kennel Club judges, I can not compete with the big guys, I would like to remain quiet, on the side lines as to speak, and try to breed a GSD close to a dog from the 30's, 40's or 50's....
Call me insane, but that's the look and temperament I like!

   I observe my dogs on a daily basis, and find out why they act the way they do...
I am one with my dogs, not a stranger, nor an outsider, I see their potential.

  Thank you!    just the same Nans gsd,
         I am breeding my own line of healthy working German Shepherds.

you only need one parent that is homozygous normal the goal of DNA testing the first  generation is to not produce affected individuals to only breed normal to normal is unrealistic and begins to fall in the catagory of single trait selection considering the low number of tested dogs and single trait selection leads to disastors

Mirasmom:  Kudo's to you anyway for knowing what you have and that YOUR dogs will make someone a great, great companion.  Nan

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Mindhunt,

I hope you are doing well! I have a question about your post. Was your friend's dog still getting around on it's own when this happened? Was the dog still continent? The diaphram paralysis scares me and I am just wondering how bad both your dog and your friend's dog were before this happened.

My Shelby is continuing to decline in spite of all the therapy and treatments she has received. It's been about a year since she was diagnosed. She is still continent and getting around on her own, but is very unstable and uncoordinated. She still has a great atitude and amazingly she can still jump on and off the bed. I am going to be looking into a getting a cart soon and will have it on hand when Shelby totally goes down. As long as she has a good attitude and is a happy dog I will do whatever I can to extend her life.

Thank you,
Char

Give her a hug from me, Char. Keep the faith.