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Do Littermates of a Mismarked Australian Shepherd Puppy Also Carry the Gene?

by Maria
(South Carolina)

We are looking to get a puppy from a litter that has a mismark puppy in the litter. So my question is do the littermates carry the gene and can they pass it to their offspring? We intend to breed our pup.

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Mismark
by: Anonymous

Short answer yes. Though if you're familiar with a few generations of relatives and mismarks seem to be rare, you may have gotten lucky. But if you do breed, choose mates with minimal white and no known mismark relatives.

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