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mijke · 08-01-2010, 00:12

I feel very sad that in other forum topics people make sometimes accusations and blame each other for health problems.

Because it has been never good for any breed when people did make accusations to breeders about health problems. It is really the most silly thing people can do!

Please realize we don't have a perfect breed! Not any breeder wants to have health problems in his/her lines, but realize we all 'll have in this relative small gene pool ! (small or big, known or still hidden)

And only when we work together , we can work on health problems in a breed.

And for pituitary dwarfism it is really simple: not any dog has to be out of breeding program (not any carrier is a danger for the breed!), only don't make combinations carrier x carrier.

And please don't make anymore a secret of the health problems in our breed!
Only when we can share the info like HD results, eye results and so on we can improve the breed!

In the past no one did hear, or did not know, or did not want to speak about dwarfism. even sometimes it was denied. But after that I did make this more public, more and more info was received from several countries. (even dwarf photo's with names)

And now we have 30 honest owners who did make the official test and did publish the results! (only by DNA blood test we can be sure that it is really pituitary dwarfism.)

I am very grateful this people did want to do the best for the breed and did want to share the info with us!

And I hope there will follow more people and countries who want test and honest share the test results

Blood Test:
A form blood sample is Here to download as pdf file

About price for the test:
I realize it is a high price for everyone!

I often receive the comment that it is a to high for people in east European countries. And I can imagine that is problem for normal owners.
But most of the breeders in east Europe are asking the same prices like West Europe around € 1000 (and that is a lot more then I did ever ask for a pup of any breed!)
But as I did write before when a breeder counts €25 more for each pup they sell, with one litter they can earn the costs of a pituitary dwarfism test

About dwarfs:
Every born dwarf needs medication (special grow hormone and thyrax) to provide awful suffering. It is very hard to get the special grow hormone. People who have a dwarf can contact me in private to speak about possible solutions. [email protected]

When a dwarf is under control by specialists and will get medicines they can grow up like this:

Lilo 18 months, 18 kg and 52 cm.

My requests:
Please test your CsW

And please contact me when you think about euthanizing your dwarf (I can give you more info in private)

08-01-2010, 00:12	#22
mijke Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Warnsveld Posts: 2,033	I feel very sad that in other forum topics people make sometimes accusations and blame each other for health problems. Because it has been never good for any breed when people did make accusations to breeders about health problems. It is really the most silly thing people can do! Please realize we don't have a perfect breed! Not any breeder wants to have health problems in his/her lines, but realize we all 'll have in this relative small gene pool ! (small or big, known or still hidden) And only when we work together , we can work on health problems in a breed. And for pituitary dwarfism it is really simple: not any dog has to be out of breeding program (not any carrier is a danger for the breed!), only don't make combinations carrier x carrier. And please don't make anymore a secret of the health problems in our breed! Only when we can share the info like HD results, eye results and so on we can improve the breed! In the past no one did hear, or did not know, or did not want to speak about dwarfism. even sometimes it was denied. But after that I did make this more public, more and more info was received from several countries. (even dwarf photo's with names) And now we have 30 honest owners who did make the official test and did publish the results! (only by DNA blood test we can be sure that it is really pituitary dwarfism.) I am very grateful this people did want to do the best for the breed and did want to share the info with us! And I hope there will follow more people and countries who want test and honest share the test results Blood Test: A form blood sample is Here to download as pdf file About price for the test: I realize it is a high price for everyone! I often receive the comment that it is a to high for people in east European countries. And I can imagine that is problem for normal owners. But most of the breeders in east Europe are asking the same prices like West Europe around € 1000 (and that is a lot more then I did ever ask for a pup of any breed!) But as I did write before when a breeder counts €25 more for each pup they sell, with one litter they can earn the costs of a pituitary dwarfism test About dwarfs: Every born dwarf needs medication (special grow hormone and thyrax) to provide awful suffering. It is very hard to get the special grow hormone. People who have a dwarf can contact me in private to speak about possible solutions. [email protected] When a dwarf is under control by specialists and will get medicines they can grow up like this: Lilo 18 months, 18 kg and 52 cm. My requests: Please test your CsW And please contact me when you think about euthanizing your dwarf (I can give you more info in private) __________________ Vriendelijke groeten, Mijke PS: I am not a moderator anymore!!