We also
take in other breeds when there's a need to help other rescue organizations when they are full.
Another clue is the spike in other autoimmune diseases taking
place in other breeds during this time period.
What is important, is that these conditions, some of which occur
in other breeds too, are in addition to the 5 structural problems listed above.
In other words, in some breeds every animal is (+ / +)
while in other breeds every animal is -LRB-- / --RRB-.
It is very likely that the genetic cause of such dogs is different than what causes absence of
color in other breeds.
German Shepherds seem to be particularly affected by the problem, although it does
occur in other breeds, and males are more commonly affected.
It is not known at this time whether it is colour / pattern linked as
in other breeds with hereditary deafness.
We have already screened several candidate genes in Old English Sheepdogs with PRA and also screened gene loci which cause
PRA in other breeds.
This situation is very different than for the initial prcd - PRA test
in other breeds where the rate of false positives was substantial.
However unlike other forms of Day Blindness
observed in other breeds, the DB / RD mutation causes a more complete retinal degeneration in the Standard Poodle and affected dogs eventually lose both cone and rod cell function resulting in vision loss under all lighting conditions.
For this reason, a vet may fail to consider EPI as a possible
diagnosis in other breeds and not pursue EPI testing: a trypsin - like immunoreactivity (TLI) blood test.
Although the merle
gene in other breeds is similar in its effects, the modifiers in the Catahoula seem to reduce deafness.
Pituitary dwarfism occurs most frequently in German Shepherds but has been
reported in other breeds such as the Spitz, Miniature Pinscher, and Karelian Bear Dog.
There are two other forms of retinal dysplasia (geographic, detached) which are known to be
inherited in other breeds and, in their most severe form, cause blindness.
Although there have been reports that copper toxicosis has been
diagnosed in other breeds, there appears to be some confusion in the literature about whether or not these reported cases refer to secondary copper storage disorders, i.e. that the development of the copper toxicosis is a result of other factors which caused liver malfunction.
The geneticist there, Dr. Eldin Leighton, has used PennHIP for diagnosis / prediction and BV data on relatives (mostly siblings, ancestors, and progeny) to make great strides in reducing HD incidence far below that
possible in any other breeding program.
Heavy ticking, which is spotted pigment all over... like you see
in other breeds like the Setters, is to be avoided.
A German Shepherd dog and a Greyhound mix may be labeled the same, particularly if the dog is a «brindle», a color associated with «pitbulls» but is not
uncommon in other breeds.
Research is still needed to determine the frequency of the
mutation in other breeds known to have DM (German Shepherd Dogs, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Pembroke and Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Boxers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Standard Poodles).
Taken for granted in almost all WUSV - member GSD clubs worldwide, and with similar
tests in other breeds, the courage test that makes up about a third of the activities at the annual BSZS (Bundessieger Zuchtschau, or German Sieger Show) is treated differently according to country.
Due to the amount of colors and patterns occurring in the Chihuahua breed the ethical breeding of the merle pattern can be much more difficult than
in other breeds who limit the allowed colors and patterns.
In other breeds more significant symptoms have been reported; lymphadenopathy and more often in Labradors and Golden Retrievers, serious kidney disease with protein losing nephropathy which may not respond to antibiotics.
Due to the high occurrence of health problems with the double
merles in other breeds we do not have or produce any dogs in our program with the dominant merle gene.
In Pomeranians the condition is suspected to be an inherited disorder on the X-chromosome because it is normally found only in females, but little is known of its
causes in other breeds.
None of the editions or versions of the AKC Standard for the German Shepherd Dog has been sufficiently explanatory, nor have they been
so in other breeds.
Dr. Hoffman recognized the similarity of these lesions to those known to occur
in other breeds affected with Canine Multifocal Retinopathy and he contacted OptiGen about the case.
After OptiGen DNA testing revealed that none of the mutations previously known to cause day
blindness in other breeds were responsible for the clinical signs observed in the Standard Poodle cases, the project was turned over to Dr. Karina Guziewicz, Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.