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 7, 2011

Day Twenty Six

TGIF...... I am really glad the weekend finally arrived. It was a really busy week at work and there is no let up in sight. The puppies are play fighting now to try to establish some sort of pecking order in the litter. I am not sure if any of them have made any progress in this area yet. They are loosing their baby hair right now. I expected this to happen earlier and commented to friends that I was surprised it hadn't. They are very good eaters which isn't surprising. I am very happy with how well they have adjusted to eating puppy food. I believe that the Kifer was very beneficial with this adjustment.

Holly, Gavin, Kenny and Wade hanging out at the water bowl


 Justin is getting cuter everyday


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