Re: [pyrnet] Pyrs without Dwarf producing ancestors

[dsmith@iolinc.net (Smith, Deborah)]

    He's wanting DNA samples from any Pyr, dwarf, known carrier, known
clear, unknown?

> Doing a test breeding and collecting DNA will simply give us another
> "family" to work with. Our researcher says that he is going to need DNA
> from around 15 diferent families.  We are still getting dwarfs born.  if
> the breeders would just particpate in the extant work, we could make
faster
> progress.  If there are no dwarfs, then it is of limited value.

    Is the GPCA willing to take responsibility of two dwarfs being bred
together and then having they and all of their offspring spayed/neutered?
And to make it clear that particular breeding was authorized for the purpose
of finding a way to eliminate or at least lessen the number of dwarfs?  And
that no breeding of dwarfs either to each other or to normal Pyrs should be
done without approval of the Club for research only?

Chrissy

> The only breeding that any "researcher" has even expressed any interest in
> was if we would do a dwarf/dwarf breeding to show beyond doubt that we
have
> a simple recessive.  That has not been done.