Our Genetic Testing Info
Our breeding pairs are tested for up to 19 different diseases thru Paw Print Genetics(The most accurate testing company in the business). Your puppy is guaranteed to be free from these genetic diseases. Please see a partial list below. My Toy Aussie, which is dedicated to the highest quality in genetics, will continue to test for more diseases as they are made available thru Paw Print Genetics.
Our breeding pairs are tested for up to 19 different diseases thru Paw Print Genetics(The most accurate testing company in the business). Your puppy is guaranteed to be free from these genetic diseases. Please see a partial list below. My Toy Aussie, which is dedicated to the highest quality in genetics, will continue to test for more diseases as they are made available thru Paw Print Genetics.
Here is a partial list of diseases we have tested for:
(Click on highlighted name and it will explain what each disease is)
(Click on highlighted name and it will explain what each disease is)
- Craniomandibular Osteopathy Aliases: CMO
- Chondrodystrophy with or without Chondrodysplasia Aliases: CDDY with IVDD, CDPA, Hansen's type I IVDD, Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Collie Eye Anomaly Aliases: Choroidal hypoplasia, CEA, CH
- Cone Degeneration Aliases: Achromatopsia, Cone degeneration 1, Day blindness, Hemeralopia, Rod monochromacy, CD, CD1
- Degenerative Myelopathy Aliases: Canine degenerative myelopathy, DM
- Hereditary Cataracts (Australian Shepherd Type) Aliases: Early onset cataracts, Juvenile cataracts, HC, HSF4, JC
- Hyperuricosuria Aliases: Urolithiasis, HUU
- Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption (Australian Shepherd Type)Aliases: Amnionless Deficiency, Cobalamin Deficiency, Imerslund-Grasbeck Syndrome, Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption (Border Collie Type)Aliases: Cobalamin deficiency, Cubilin deficiency, Imerslund-Grasbeck syndrome, I-GS
- Multidrug Resistance 1 Aliases: Ivermectin sensitivity, MDR1 gene defect, Multidrug sensitivity, MDR1
- Multifocal Retinopathy 1 Aliases: Canine multifocal retinopathy 1, CMR1
- Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 6 Aliases: Amaurotic idiocy, Batten disease, NCL, NCL6
- Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8 (Australian Shepherd Type)Aliases: Amaurotic idiocy, Batten disease, NCL, NCL8
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration Aliases: PRA-PRCD, PRCD
Here is a list of the color, pattern and hair coat traits we have tested for:
What is a “Carrier” of a Recessive disease? - Copied from Paw Print Genetics
Recessive inherited diseases are those in which an individual must inherit two copies of a mutated gene (one from each parent) in order to develop the associated condition. Dogs inheriting two copies of the mutation are typically not recommended for breeding because even if bred to a dog that does not have the same genetic mutation, every puppy from the litter would inherit a single copy of the disease-associated mutation, thereby increasing the frequency of the mutation in the breed population to a significant degree.
Dogs inheriting one copy of the mutation from a single parent are considered “carriers” of the disease and will not develop clinical signs of the disease themselves. However, when bred with another dog which carries the same mutation, approximately 25% of the offspring will inherit two copies of the mutation and will be at risk for or affected with the associated condition. Therefore, in general, it is recommended to only breed a carrier to a dog that is clear of the mutation. Using statistics as a guide, this strategy is expected to result in a litter consisting of approximately 50% carrier offspring and 50% normal or “clear” offspring. Thus, avoiding the removal of the carrier dog and its unique combination of genetic variants that contribute to the overall genetic diversity of the breed while limiting the number of puppies born with the known, disease-associated mutation.
Recessive diseases are particularly troubling for breeders because dogs inheriting a single copy of a disease-causing mutation (“carriers”) do not show signs of the disease, but can produce puppies with the disease if bred to another carrier of the same mutation. When it comes to genetic diseases, Ben Franklin had it right when he stated, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In a perfect world in which every dog breeder performed genetic disease testing on their breeding stock and made selective breeding decisions using these results, diseases caused by over 200 known canine genetic mutations could be completely prevented
To learn more about health conditions and why it is important to buy from breeders who test, follow the link below:
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