Great News! We just received results back from our first DM test. Our newest young champion, TRJâs Jaeger v Whitside, is now DM normal which means he has two normal copies of the gene and it is unlikely he or any of his offspring will have DM. Jaeger is out of Eko-Lanâs Italia V King Haven and TRJâs just one drop and was bred by Janet Tyler. The test is a simple cheek swab and can be ordered from OFA https://secure.offa.org/Cart.html for only $65.00. Results only take a couple weeks. Anyone who has had a dog with DM knows how heartbreaking this disease is and we now have a valuable tool to help fight this terrible disease. I encourage everyone to start testing their breeding stock. Itâs simple and inexpensive and can save so much heartache. Nancy Whitworth Whitside German Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================