Here is my other question, were you able to confirm on necropsy that your dog at 11 was DM? Deb In a message dated 5/24/2012 6:54:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, crosswind45@xxxxxxxxx writes: OFA states that not all affected dogs will actually get DM. I would not have passed up the time I had with my DM dog even tho he had to be euthanized at 11. Stephanie Cross On May 24, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Subject: Re: DM Testing > From: barbara17236@xxxxxxx > Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 21:23:09 -0400 (EDT) > > If the parents are tested as one being CLEAR and the other as CARRIER, no AFFECTED pups should result. If BOTH parents are CLEAR, no pups should be AFFECTED. If one parent is CLEAR and the other is AFFECTED, no AFFECTED pups should result (they will all be CARRIERS). > > > So, unless you are breeding two AFFECTED dogs together, or two CARRIERS together, no pups need to be euthanized. > > > > Barb Hively - PA > DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================