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Originally Posted by babbsiam44  Is there a test that can prove if one of them carries the gene? He does state that he has bred his male before with no outcome of a "blue born" |
I don't know a whole lot about the blue born yorkie's other than what I've researched and I've known several people who've owned blue yorkies. But here's a link that may help explain the gene involved in the blue born yorkie.
TaylorMadeYorkies.com Blog: BORN SILVER
It says the blue borns have 2 copies of the recessive dilute gene which means that both parents are Dd and the pup got a copy of the recessive "d" from each parent - making the pup dd.
There are tests available for the D/d gene. The company I've used in the past for coat color testing is Animal genetics (
Animal Genetics) and you would want to test for the D locus. Good luck.