Thank you Tanza
As I said, I have been so 'done' by some ACD breeders, that I made the decision that I will be testing. I want to know what I have in my kennels, and then , and ONLY then, I can make informed decisions about where I am going with that info.
I find the 'bury your head in the sand' syndrome that so many breeders have, (not having a dig at anyone in particular…), so detrimental to any breed. We do have some affected dogs here in Aus, admittedly only a handful, but I am watching the numbers of Carriers on the increase, and it wouldnt take long for the disease, to explode here either... At the moment we are lucky, but Im not sure how long that will last .
I have no intention of slamming any breeders either, I just wish EVERYONE who has a B, (pet or breeding stock), would test so we can ALL make informed decisions about where we go as breeders... I constantly hear, or even read, of people saying things like "Ive been in the breed for too many years, and I know my lines so well, and I dont have any issues with Fanconi, HA, etc, etc...". How do you know ???
I completely agree, I think everyone has done well, when breeding 'blind', that there wasnt a hell of a lot more Affecteds...
Apologies to the OP for getting slightly OT here, I didnt mean to high-jack your thread o.