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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s Granted, this is just my personal opinion, but figuring out where this is coming from by researching the genetic background of both the mother and the father (which should have been done PRIOR to this breeding, right?) seems like the way to go, NOT just try again and see if you get lucky and can deem the problem fixed.   Say it is the female, and she doesn't produce one with the next litter...you wouldn't know now would you?
I know it sucks when you come to realize that a dog you'd hope would be sound stock just isn't what they need to be....trust me, we recently made a hard decision to spay a female because of this. But IMO, it's the responsible way to go. Surely you understand this having owned and lost a blue before? Why wouldn't you go to any lengths neccessary to keep yourself or someone else from having to go through this again? |
1 . the female and male were tested prior to this breeding being the first time breeding took place on my property ...
2. is tehre a test that determines gene for the blue dominant before breeding ???
((if so I've never been told or have even heard this one before being a breeder for 8 + yrs I think I would have been told mentored of the fact or read this somewhere ....
3. I don't now nor never have intended to breed anything other then standard for this breed ...
4. I bought a blue before not knowing the alpecia (SP??) defects of the color or even the word ... just wanted the pup ... Raised blue dobies before and never had a problem with my male or female .. skin or health ...
I will try to breed her again with anotehr male and if this does persist she wil be spayed .. no question about it .... I'm sure that neither I nor the person in which I got her knew of **since she has never produced a litter ** of this genetic flaw in either dog or bitch ...
not her fault not mine .. it happens