Elizabeth Heckert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>> 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
The majority of pups died before reaching 8 weeks. There was no specific
time, they just stopped growing and died. Even ones that reach adulthood
often failed to achieve normal growth and remain stunted.
--
Julian
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