[gemy]

I do believe I posted this somewhere before, but I want to relate what I experienced, and from very well known and respected breeders.


I was determining what pup to select from a Russian breeder that does do health tests. I investigated over years this breeder. And when my time came I insisted on a genetic test be done on both female puppies. This test for this disorder is an autosomal dominant one, and the chart is very simple.


Two clear dogs, should never produce either a carrier of this gene, or one that has two copies of the gene. The litter should be clear. These two dogs were purported to be clear.


What I found out, as the breeder did do the genetic testing at my request. Is that one girl puppy was clear, and one girl was affected HU/HU. That should never happen with two clear breeding dogs. In fact the only way you could get an affected dog, is that both dogs were carriers at the least.


So here is the value of genetic tests. Much easier for me to pay the incidental costs of a genetic test, then to pay the much much higher cost of importing a dog that carries or is affected by a genetic defect.