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by Abby Normal on 13 September 2010 - 19:09

What did she have tested, the bitch or pups or both? Was it the lab in Utrecht that ran the test? If so, I think that information needs to be fed back to them and and a response obtained. It is clearly important that the test be reliable. I don't think cost can be accepted as a valid reason not to test (if the test is reliable). It is only done once in a breeding dog's lifetime, and is about £100 I believe. If any breeder can't 'afford' any health test, then IMO they shouldn't be considering breeding at all.

by Abby Normal on 13 September 2010 - 20:09

JudyK Having looked at Hodies post at the time re her 3 dwarf pups, she states that the test confirmed clear for Pituitary Dwarfism, but that the test is unable to detect other types which can occur, and which is what hers appear to have been. There has not been a question against it's reliability in respect of PD specifically. Hope this clears this up.

by dogud shepherd on 13 September 2010 - 20:09

its not the cost of the test that they are worried about,its the loss in revenue!(and status). would you mate your dog with a known carrier?what if they are all carriers?what if the dog was a VA1,2,3 or whatever?what is the percentage of those tested,testing positive?
most of the modern SL have roots back to the dog that they're all blaming for dwarfism and from what i see(and again i stress,i'm no expert)the gene can lie dormant for a long time(or is it active and just not recorded?i.e fading puppy,stillbirths,CULLS?)with so many questions,its not gonna be black and white....its a whole can of worms.

by geordiegaviino on 16 September 2010 - 10:09

This made a interesting read :)

by Abby Normal on 16 September 2010 - 13:09

Frankie Goode Did you inform the breeders involved in production of the litter? It is important as, if your dog's test does confirm PD, both of those dogs are carriers. Once you have the result of the test, you can, if you wish - identify the dogs openly. This helps others to avoid the same problem arising again. If all breeders would use the test for all breeding stock, it is a problem that can be completely eradicated from a breed quite easily.

by boonern on 17 September 2010 - 04:09

it is a shame about the dwarfs but Im willing to bet there are many out there who would do the underhanded thing because if you get a litter with a dwarf than obviously those parents must have a recessive gene each. How many will drown a dwarf but wouldnt sterilize its parents or test first everyone the bitch the sire and all the pups and spay and neuter them all so keep that gene from passing, Wouldnt they most likely just drown the one that is afflicted without putting thought into where the genes come from and if its littermates could be carrying a gene recessively. So wouldnt everyone who tested for the gene need sterillizing. This site makes my computer type wierd.

But hey all you fired up people about these dwarfs I boought a protection GSD from global k-9 group in fla also known as florida k9 services and they wont give me the papers on a dog I paid 10 grand on Help me Help them see this is not how you treat a customer.
it would be doing me a real solid! if they dont get me those papers I am gonna find a way to worn others about how they treat their customers

Please help
Tracy

by Alamance on 17 September 2010 - 08:09

Contact AKC and just see if they can help you.

Maybe the parents are not registered. Go to the online store on the AKC site for pedigrees and enter the names of the parents or their registration names and see if the names show up. Then call AKC.

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