Rutlands Australian Cobberdogs
​DNA Health Screening Archives
When I decided to develop a new dog breed, my dedicated goal was to breed the healthiest dogs on the planet. Nothing has changed!  In the early period of Cobberdog breed development prior to health testing as we know it today, it was basically a case of 'try it and see' and as a few tests became available I had them done.  In the early days, hip and elbow testing was all that was available prior to the advent later on of DNA testing for dogs, with the first DNA test (from memory) being for PRA-PRCD (an inheritable disease of the eye)
  • Dogs suspected of passing on health problems were removed from Rutlands breeding program, de-sexed and given to pet homes.  
  • Individuals "clear by parentage"  of specific hereditary diseases do not need to be tested for those recessive diseases because they can not pass on those diseases when bred to a clear mate.  The following males and females are a random selection from the archives.  
Year 1999
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RUTLANDS CHOCOLATE CAPTAIN YEAR 1999
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CAPTAIN HIP AND ELBOW
Year 2000
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TEGAN PARK IRISH KNIGHT BORN 2000
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TEGAN PARK IRISH KNIGHT PRA-PRCD CLEAR
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TEGAN PARK IRISH KNIGHT (COAL) HIP & ELBOW
Year 2002-tested from frozen semen
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RUTLANDS WOODY BORN 2002
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WOODY DNA HEALTH SCREENING FROM FROZEN SEMEN
Year 2013-tested from frozen semen
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RUTLANDS YOGI BEAR 2002
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TEGAN PARK SHANIA BORN 2004
​Year 2002-tested from frozen semen
RUTLANDS LIL SHAMUS DNA TESTED CLEAR X 11
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RUTLANDS YOGI BEAR BORN 2002 DNA tested from frozen semen in 2013
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SHANIA HIP AND ELBOW
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SHANIA PRA-prcd CLEAR
​Year 2004
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RUTLANDS KELBY-The Legend- YEAR 2004
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RUTLANDS AVA BORN 2006
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RUTLANDS CHEVONNE YEAR 2004
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KELBY PENNHIP
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AVA TESTED CLEAR OF 28 INHERITED DISEASES
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CHEVONNE PENNHIP
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KELBY PRA-prcd CLEAR
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AVA PENNHIP
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CHEVONNE PRA-PRCD CLEAR
Year 2006
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HYLAND MYST KNOSSOS 2006
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KNOSSOS Von Willebrands CLEAR
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KNOSSOS PRA prcd CLEAR
Year 2007-2010
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RUTLANDS SHAKEA BORN 2010
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RUTLANDS CHARLEMAGNE BORN 2007
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SHAKEA DNA PROFILE & DNA CLEARED OF 28 INHERITABLE DISEASES
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CHARLEMAGNE Vw CLEAR
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SHAKEA HIP AND ELBOW
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CHARLEMAGNE DNA HEALTH SCREENING
Years 2010 and 2011
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RUTLANDS WH SEANNA BORN 2011
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RUTLANDS WH AMELIA BORN 2010
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SEANNA DNA PROFILE AND TESTED CLEAR FOR 28 INHERITABLE DISEASES
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AMELIA DNA PROFILE & HEALTH SCREENING
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AMELIA HIP AND ELBOW
RUTLANDS STYLE N GRACE
RUTLANDS SENSATION
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TAYLAMADE HERTUX ATALIE
RUTLANDS REDD ZENITH
RUTLANDS Wh SPECIAL ANGEL
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