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by Keith Grossman on 04 December 2012 - 15:12
The test does mean something...it tells you the status of your dog for one of the forms of DM. Is a test for EPI, for example, invalid because it doesn't tell you if your dog has HD?
by Blitzen on 04 December 2012 - 15:12
by Hundmutter on 04 December 2012 - 15:12
to ask, with the current arguments about the validity of the test. I wouldn't 'assume' nuttin' ...
by joanro on 04 December 2012 - 15:12
Klewis, yes. Breeding at risk to clear is acceptable, especially since the whole purpose of testing is to not produce dogs which might develop the DM. From what I've read in an article by, I don't remember..Whitley, perhaps, GSDs don't usually develop the DM this test is for.
Just for the record, after having tested my dogs, in retrospect I have NOT produced a single pup that is "at risk". That and $5. will get me a cup of coffee at star bucks.
by Blitzen on 04 December 2012 - 15:12
by VKGSDs on 04 December 2012 - 16:12
by Kaffirdog on 04 December 2012 - 16:12
Of course I wouldn't expect an EPI test to tell me if a dog had HD, but I would expect it to tell me reliably if it had EPI or not, why do it otherwise? Unless I am misunderstanding Joanro, the DM test does not test for GSD DM, so it doesn't sound like it is likely to be any help to GSD breeders. Is there any evidence that GSDs suffer from any other type of DM? Anyone had a GSD test as "at risk" that has gone on to develop DM and, if so, is there any evidence that it was not at risk from GSD DM anyway since the test doesn't cover it?
Margaret N-J
by Keith Grossman on 04 December 2012 - 16:12
Yes, they can suffer from either. My point was that these are two separate conditions; why not test for the one we can and for both when/if we ever get that capability?
by laura271 on 04 December 2012 - 16:12
by Keith Grossman on 04 December 2012 - 16:12
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