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, January 1, 2013

Day Forty

The puppies had a very busy day! This morning I loaded the puppies in the van, went and picked up LaDonna and then went to Chris's for a puppy party. Jeff, Nanci and Mary Ann came to join the party too.  The puppies had a blast exploring Chris's house and meeting new people. After they played out we were treated to a wonderful dinner made by Chris!  Chris will never cease to amaze me with her culinary skills.

After the puppies rested it was time to microchip them. Jeff is very good at that so he agreed to do it for me. They handled it like little troopers! These puppies are amazing. They rode all the way to Chris's, which is over an hour drive, and never peed, pooped or got car sick. They didn't even whimper. Same thing on the way home. It was agreed by all that this is a very, very nice litter.

After microchipping we took individual stacked pictures of each puppy. I will post those another day.  
What a great way to spend the first day of a new year. Thanks guys!

Cranberry knows there must be something in this room she needs to explore

"You can't find me"
 Beautiful Pumpkin and Cranberry
 Kennedy all played out
 Ditto for Mayberry
This is what the needle which has the microchip in looks like
Here is Jeff inserting the chip
This is scanning the puppy to make sure the chip is readable
Aunt Chrissy getting a puppy kiss from Macy
 Aunt Mary Ann hugging the babies
 Back home and all tired out... Me too!
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  1. ChrisJanuary 3, 2013 at 6:30 AM

    These puppies are gorgeous! Thank you for bringing them to the house for a New Years day puppy party :) And the boys!....OMG what sweet little lovers they all are,coupled with the fact that they will not have to worry about their pee - priceless.

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