RUTLANDS AUST COBBERDOGS DNA ARCHIVES

Archives From Rutlands Australian Cobberdogs DNA Profiles.

Rutlands Redd Zenith with a little friend

When I decided to develop a new dog breed, my dedicated goal was to breed the healthiest dogs on the planet. And nothing changed. In the early period of the Australian 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. XRays for hips and elbows were a bit of a hit and miss too, especially Pennhip when it became available.

Prior to the advent later on of DNA testing for dogs, the first DNA test (from memory) was for PRA-PRCD (an inheritable disease of the eye) and the second one to become available was for Von Wildebrands, a bleeding disease. These records are very old and some of them can't be located anymore, but it stands to reason that someone with my vision for the healthiest dog breed on the planet wouldn't do some testing and not others.

Dogs suspected of passing on health issues were removed from Rutlands breeding program, de-sexed and given to pet homes who were prepared to manage any possible health problems.
Individuals "clear by parentage" of specific hereditary diseases do not need to be tested for autosomal recessive diseases because they cannot pass on those diseases when bred to a clear mate. The following males and females are a random selection from the archives.

Year 1999 onwards

RUTLANDS CHOCOLATE CAPTAIN YEAR 1999

CAPTAIN HIP AND ELBOW

TEGAN PARK IRISH KNIGHT BORN 2000

TEGAN PARK IRISH KNIGHT PRA-PRCD CLEAR

TEGAN PARK IRISH KNIGHT (COAL) HIP & ELBOW

RUTLANDS WOODY BORN 2002

WOODY DNA HEALTH SCREENING FROM FROZEN SEMEN

RUTLANDS YOGI BEAR Born 2002

TEGAN PARK SHANIA BORN 2004

SHANIA PRA-prcd CLEAR

SHANIA HIP AND ELBOW

RUTLANDS KELBY-The Legend- YEAR 2004

RUTLANDS AVA BORN 2006

RUTLANDS CHEVONNE BORN 2004

KELBY PENNHIP

AVA TESTED CLEAR OF 28 INHERITED DISEASES

CHEVONNE PENNHIP

KELBY PRA-prcd CLEAR

AVA PENNHIP

CHEVONNE PRA-PRCD CLEAR

Hyland Myst Knossos was unique! The laboratory which did his testing made a clerical error which listed him on some of his tests as a Bull Mastiff! He was thoroughly tested, but the laboratory has to this day not corrected his paperwork despite my many requests to do so! So, I could not use them.