As you likely know, we love testing our dogs for genetic Boojums & Djinn. With results from reliable labs such as Pawprint, we can proceed with prudent intelligence with our future breeding plans. What does "Carrier" mean? Not much... DM requires 2 affected genes from parents 1 & 2 of a dog in order for that dog to be affected by the dis-ease (in this case DM). When the dog in question receives only 1 affected gene from both parents they are a carrier...they will never have DM. They can be bred thoughtfully & not harm the gene pool. Breeding to a "clear" dog is certainly the way to go for BonBon (who is DM +/- ...or "Carrier"...or "B"...depending upon the vernacular). Marta & Olive are clear...(they are DM -/- or..."Clear" or "A").
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