Day Twenty Nine

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, December 21, 2012

Day Twenty Nine

Today the puppies got their toenails trimmed again. They don't seem to mind it at all. Such sweet babies. I also noticed that their bed was dry which is a very good thing. They have decided to go out on the paper to pee. I have started to cut back on the amount of food Emily is getting since she doesn't need to produce nearly as much milk. The puppies are eating very well on their own now so she can start weaning them. Poor little Cranberry was trying to sleep and I woke her up to take her picture.