Daron's puppies with Kayza of Hakinka's Home have all found a new home
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2019 / 04 / 10
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Unfortunately Hayk took his final trip over the rainbow bridge
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2019/03
Updates
Daron had a date with Kayza of Hakinka's Home
Only the genes that are important for the breed are listed in more detail.
The locus B (for Black)
Almost all Belgian Shepherds are homozygous for the B-locus. In exceptional cases a liver colored Malinois and Tervueren have been found.
So B- and bb
The locus K (for Black)
Most of our Groenendaels are KB- . Groenendael that produce fauve and black & tan belgians are heterozygote and have the genetic formula of KBky. All our laekenois, malinois and tervueren are kyk
Although brindle used to be part of the genetic make-up of the Belgian Shepherd, the gene has been eliminated by selecting against this trait
The locus A (for Agouti)
For most of our Groenendaels we don't know what they carry on the A locus since the K locus masks the result. Only for dogs that have produced tervueren, we can have an idea on what is at the A locus. In a few cases 2 tervuerens have produced black dogs. This recessive black is not due to the K locus but is a result of the most recessive form of the A locus (aa). Although Black & Tan (atat) Belgians exist, they are rare. The large majority of our Belgians are Ay-.
The E locus (for extension)
Only E and Em are found in our dogs. In our fauve dogs it is relatively easy to to determine if a dog is carrier of the E allel since the dog lacks a mask. In our groenendaels it is more difficult since we cannot see any mask due to the overall black color
The C Locus (for coloration)
Recently this gene has been redefined and only 2 possibilities remain. Full coloration or albino. All our Belgians have their full color (CC). The previous Chinchilla is no longer applicable accoriding to the latest information
The I Locus (for intensity)
This gene is one of the latest genes that have been postulated based on breeding data. Dogs with a full red coat are II, dogs with a diluted coat are Ii (light dilution) or ii (heavy dilution)
The locus D (for Dilution)
Recently there are dogs that carry the d gene resulting in a blue-ish mask and charbonnage. For now, only our malinois show this trait.
The Locus S (for White)
Only the S and si allel are present in our Belgians resulting in the white markings on the chest and toes in some dogs.
The Locus T for Ticking, The locus M for Merle, The locus H for Harlequin and The Locus G for grisonnement are not present in our Belgian Shepherd