> Our experience was that there was a clear pattern of inheritance. All
> animals with these dark patches could be traced back to an animal with
> the trait. But breeding success in these animals was poor and many of
> the animals did not thrive.
>
> Although it may have been "neat" to prove this was a case of mosaicism,
> the effort necessary to continue to breed these animals, and the poor
> prospects for many that were born, made us stop.
I've asked you this before but what do you mean by failure to thrive
exactly? The DPS I had is about 6-8mos now and is doing fine in his new
home. And the one Rebecca has is also not a youngster. I forget his
exact age but he must have been born before last summer making him about
9-10 mos old and he looked great in the photos.
Elizabeth
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