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Originally Posted by drodri001  Hi
I just saw your post on your blue boy and was wondering how he is doing?
5 days ago I too had a litter and a blue boy was born, I have been keeping a close eye on him to make sure is doing good, so far so good. I have also read horror stories and got scared and got more confused...This is the second time this has happened to us. The first time was almost 2 years ago, I read that to avoid the blue gene from happening again I should never breed the same parents again, so this time around I bred the same girl with a different male and still it happened. I have decided to get the female fixed. I feel there is such a "Taboo" with this happening and it makes one feel like a bad person or bad breeder although I know that it is not anyone’s fault this happens, it just does. Deep inside I am really hoping my blue boy makes it. I am now looking for a name for him for him..I have posted pictures of my blue born boy. |
The gene that causes the Blue is a recessive gene, that means both parents have to carry it. Neither dog should be bred again to anyone because not only do they risk having another blue pup, they are passing on the recessive gene to new carriers. Not only should both the male and female be fixed, so should ALL of the pups they have had with any dog. I would also let the original breeders of all 3 dogs know that you have had blue pups so they are aware that the defective gene runs in their lines and they can act accordingly.