EXCITING NEWS:
http://thelabradorclub.com/subpages/show_detail_news.php?nid=1
You beat me to it. I was coming her to post this.
Finally said it best. Please look at the bigger picture and realize that we all have the right to breed dogs. There is no one size fits all. Focus on your own dogs, your family and your friends. I really don't care who the breeders are, they have just as much right to breed as you do.
"we are all breeders", are you seriously saying it's okay to breed dilutes and sell them as purebred labradors?
Those are not my words. They are from Finally.
Those are the words of Finally.
I cannot think of one reputable breeder that supports breeding of dilutes. I'm guessing you have a Byc and a dilute program and hide behind anon names claiming to be one of us. This testing is there if you want to do it. If you dont... then don't. But to poo poo this win in the push to keep our Labrador pure makes me think u are a simple troll. Thank you LRC for trying to correct this mess
I haven't done a test via DDC or Vet Gen recently - do they require the microchip (dog) be verified?
Great news!! Good for LRC, Inc. finally taking a stand on this.
Yes, we all have rights. We also have a responsibility to be ethical and honest by not selling mutts as purebreds.
As far as the "no one size fits all" statement, a Labrador is a Labrador is a Labrador. If you want a silver dog, get a Weimaraner. If you want a Labrador, get a black, yellow, or chocolate one.
Fine if you don't care, but I do care about my favorite dog and have a right to uphold the integrity of the breed.
Yes, thank goodness. (No guarantee that the unethical folks will swab the correct dog though.)
From the LRC, Inc. website:
"Very exciting news - the OFA has agreed to maintain a database of Labradors who HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED (microchip or tattoo ) and have been tested for the d gene. Dogs having the genotype dd will be listed as affected, Dd as carriers of the dilute gene and DD as clear of the dilute gene. This is great news for us. Tests are available from..."
Sorry, meant to say "OFA will require identification for the database." (No guarantee that the unethical folks will swab the correct dog though.)
From the LRC, Inc. website:
"Very exciting news - the OFA has agreed to maintain a database of Labradors who HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED (microchip or tattoo ) and have been tested for the d gene. Dogs having the genotype dd will be listed as affected, Dd as carriers of the dilute gene and DD as clear of the dilute gene. This is great news for us. Tests are available from..."
Hmmm, wonder what test they'll come up with next, if you ask me we are testing our dogs to death!
I have not seen one silver that looked like a Lab. They are all mixed and if a dumb family want to pay way to much for an ugly mix pup then just let them. And we all have a great list of silver breeders and NO am not testing. I don't have a Wiem in my pedigree, so no wierd colors there. Such a sad sham. Who has made so much of this. Mean nothing to me. Just sad for poor pups and moms. Like those wild Doodle dogs. WILD, have never seen one of those nice and calm. Mixed dogs.
This test will have to be done by the Vet and microchip verified by them with a blood test like the old Optigen tests. Maybe they will allow swabs. That was expensive back then! The Vets and testing facilities will be happy.
I don't know how dilute breeders could cheat on this test if it's done properly. The Vet or technician would have to lie.
The lines that are pure DD can be kept pure this way.
This seems rather disturbing to me. If I were one of these "old Lines" breeders, I would be rather upset.
"Athena is our beautiful International Champion, UKC Champion and AKC CGC titled girl. Athena has 18 Champions in her 5 generation pedigree backing her including Windfall’s, Hyspire, Beechcroft, Wyntrees, etc. Athena makes an impression on everyone she meets including judges and evaluators and will soon start her training to become a therapy/service dog. Athena has produced a beautiful litter of show prospects when bred to a AKC BISS CH and we look forward to handling her offspring in the ring soon! Athena is a yellow dominant for black and does not carry the dilute gene., She can produce yellow and black puppies only. Athena is OFA Good on Hips, OFA Normal on Elbows, CERF, EIC Clear, CNM Clear, DM Clear, PRA/prcd Clear and K Gene Clear."
http://www.lavishlabs.com/lavishlabs%20our%20dogs%20page3.html (a dilute breeder)
I am 100% sure that the "d" gene is not in the general population of Labs. I know my lines and will not do the test. I spend enough as it is with tests that are important to health. I am careful about the lines I breed into and am not concerned in the least if a dog I breed to is DD. I already know. This test just gives more validity to the dilute breeders.
Breeder82. I absolutely knew that the dilute gene was not present in any of my Labradors, so I can definitely see why you wouldn't want to do the test. Heck, I think all the new tests are aimed at Labradors so we can fund research for other breeds.
However, I don't feel that the test gives credibility to "dilute" breeders. I did the test, listed all my dogs as "clear for the dilute gene - pure for Labrador". This tool will help other breeders keep their stock out of dilute breeder's hands and it sends a strong message to the (as I refer to it) Weim mix community.