Mijke, I have one concern. I agree that breeders or people who have reps. should test as many of their dogs as possible. But what about those, who don't intend to use their dogs in breeding?
I'm not speaking about HD/ED or even PRA. These tests are easily available, not so expensive and in case of poor HD results the owners could take steps to offer their dogs extra protection (supplements etc.)
But the situation is different in case of expensive DNA tests! If the owners who are not interested in breeding decide to test their dog/s they would do it entirely for scientific reasons.
Wouldn't it make more sense to spend the money on helping dogs that have already been affected by the diseases than on testing dogs that will not pass their genes anyway!
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