Dwarfism test for CSW?

saschia · 29-09-2008, 12:42

Hi all,

I agree that it would be very good to have a genetic test. As a former and future breeder, I would like to know if my bitch is a carrier, and know the genetic background of her partner, to make sure that I don't spread things further. And, as it is a recessive malady, carrying the gene does not necessarily remove the dog from breeding - it only suggests to test the puppies and prefer selling positive ones to people who are not interested in breeding! If a positive dog is paired with negative, only 1/4 of it's puppies will probably carry the gene and even pairing two carriers should give around 1/4 of negative pups! I think it is much better to know that there is this problem than not knowing why your bitch lost part of the litter... If we know, we can solve it...

29-09-2008, 12:42	#1
saschia Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bratislava Posts: 936	Hi all, I agree that it would be very good to have a genetic test. As a former and future breeder, I would like to know if my bitch is a carrier, and know the genetic background of her partner, to make sure that I don't spread things further. And, as it is a recessive malady, carrying the gene does not necessarily remove the dog from breeding - it only suggests to test the puppies and prefer selling positive ones to people who are not interested in breeding! If a positive dog is paired with negative, only 1/4 of it's puppies will probably carry the gene and even pairing two carriers should give around 1/4 of negative pups! I think it is much better to know that there is this problem than not knowing why your bitch lost part of the litter... If we know, we can solve it... __________________ Saschia (Sasa Zahradnikova) http://www.chiens-loup-tchecoslovaqu...ei-et-damon.ws