pixpup replied to your post “You know, sometimes, you play with the idea of breeding dogs. Because...”
also can PRA be tested for?
yes and no. you can identify it if it turns up, but you can’t, at this point, be sure to identify a carrier. one mutation has been found and successfully linked to PRA in this breed, and there are tests available for that, but several PRA affected shelties do not have this mutation, so we know there is at least one more yet unidentified culprit.
the dog tied to Sparta’s pedigree (produced by a successful UK breeder, bit of a mess) was DNA tested as soon as his pre-stud eye screening came back, and oh happy day, the DNA test came back clear 🙃