The Pedigree Database: German Shepherd dog

Here is some excitng news for GSD breeders. The AKC Canine Health Foundation will soon be offering a DNA test that will identify the marker/s for DM.

http://www.akcchf.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=248

I assumes this is not the same as the Flash test.

Great news, Blitzen – the sooner the better! ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- “First described as a specific, separate disease in 1973, it gets its common name from the fact that German Shepherd Dogs are affected most often (studies report a range from 56% to 82% in this breed) and relatively often (one estimate is that 20% of the breed population develop clinical signs of DM at some stage in their lives).”