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.



Friday, October 21, 2011

Day Forty


I found out today that Maks is carrying the long hair gene. Because science has come so far it is now possible to find out so many things through DNA testing. I know that he carries 2 copies of the normal SLC2A9 gene, and he does not carry the genes to produce liver or lemon spotted puppies. Long hair Dalmatians are very rare. For those of you who have never seen a long hair Dal here is what they look like. No one really knows what percentage of the Dal population carries the long hair gene but I think it must be very small.

Here are some pictures of the puppies just being cute! A very easy task for them!







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