Maks is one of a small number of Dalmatians worldwide that carries two copies of the desirable SLC2A9 gene therefore every puppy he produces will have one copy of the gene and therefore Low Uric Acid (LUA)! Emily has one copy of the LUA gene so we expect some of these puppies to have two copies! This beautiful litter is the result of breeding an outcrossed female back to her sire. I believe that homozygous puppies from this litter will be very useful in incorporating the LUA gene in other bloodlines. They are very healthy and consistent.



Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Day Nine

Since they still are not doing much but eating and sleeping there isn't much to report. Bizzi will let the dogs get a lot closer now but they still are not permitted to go in the pen.  She will leave them for longer periods of time and she finally decided that she could leave them to eat. They are starting to get vocal when they think it is time to eat and they can certainly scurry around. In a couple more days their eyes will start to open.

My work has not begun yet because Bizzi is still taking care of everything. In another 2 weeks she will be turning over the some of her duties to me. I will start feeding them some and she will welcome the help.

Here are a few pictures...spots are getting more visible and some of the pups have thicker coats than others so the ones with thicker fur are not showing the spots as much as the other ones. They will shed their newborn coat and when the new hair comes in the spots will get bolder each day. In another week I will start conditioning them to associate a sound with food. I will explain all about that in another post.

Gavin climbing on Mom's back. His spots are quite visible already

Chow time!


Top to bottom is Wade, Nancy, Holly and Justin

Nancy getting a bath
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