DM Testresults

[Vaiva]

Originally Posted by Rona

I've been thinking about the DM tests and Dwarf tests, etc. and have some reflections.

As always - I can only agree with you.
Yes, these "once in life" tests are important, but when you count the costs of blood and urine tests to check if a female is really strong and healthy before she is even on heat, all the estrogen/progesteron tests (we know wolfdogs may need more than "normal" breeds ), traveling to male and other costs, one pays for every litter every time a female is mated... The puppies are golden So it is normal that people might want to save some money for additional tests, like DM, Dwarf or, still nobody speaks about how important they are (or aren't???), PRA and other eye tests

[Tatti]

For everybody who's saying a dog who is a carrier don't have to become ill.

Tell it please to Michael, his dog Falco Crying Wolf will be 9 years old in Jan 2011 and he's already ill for almost 1 year.

And who now says but that is an old dog cant be an owner of a TWD.

My own dog Hogan sky is an carrier of DM and I will make sure he's never bread with an untested bitch.

Gr
Tatiana

[Enid Black]

Hi Tatti,
Just for exactness' of terminology sake, a Carrier (DM/N) can't get ill. An Affected (DM/DM) as Falco (and his brother Forrest here in Italy ) sadly indeed can.
Anyway... the more dogs we test the more we'll know about the spreading of the illness...

[Tatti]

Originally Posted by Enid Black

Hi Tatti,
Just for exactness' of terminology sake, a Carrier (DM/N) can't get ill. An Affected (DM/DM) as Falco (and his brother Forrest here in Italy ) sadly indeed can.

Ok sry i did wright it wrong, English isn't my favorite language

Originally Posted by Enid Black

Anyway... the more dog we test the more we'll know about the spreading of the illness...

I totally agree

Gr
Tatiana