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Interview

He has perfect people sense.
Wonderful with children, but
I know he would protect me if
needed. CH Spring Fevers
Step Right Up is the he
dog we will campaign this
year. He is an elegant dog
and is putting his beautiful
front on his puppies. A
junior handler “borrowed”
Bunny for a weekend and
didn’t bother to bring her
home. Bailey Crader
as a young handler
has had amazing
success with BIS
MRBIS MBISS We have the luxury of
MBISOH OHP
GCHS Spring having genetic testing.
Fevers Wild I do most of the testing.
Hare. Bunny is
amazing. The color panels…
personally I feel are a
As long-time
breeder – what bit over rated.
do you think about
DNA tests? For what
do you test your dogs in
breeding program?
We have the luxury of having we have other problems other this dog has sires close to 200
genetic testing. I do most of than color in the breed. Just my puppies over a ten year period.
the testing. The color panels… personal opinion. We have had one problem.
personally I feel are a bit over
rated. What do you think about
merle x merle breeding? Now In your breeding program
Have you ever heard about a I mean typical merle (not is it important for you what
Merle Silv Sine panel – is it solid dog with Mc result from length of tail partners have? I
important for you to know is DNA test with merle partner). mean have you ever bred two
solid aussie has any length of NBT together? If yes, were
merle? While I would doubt we would any problems from this cross?
Years ago we bred Merle to do a real Merle to Merle on You have to know this “test”
Merle and put down puppies purpose anymore, although is fairly new. We kept records
with too much white. While some of our best crosses were of NBT but didn’t know what
we test to see the length of Merle to Merle. Tyce is MM and could happen We used to
the Merle, to me and people it was a learning experience. think was fun to get the Bob
will argue with me, it just tailed puppies. Now with
answers the question of the Breeding him to one with high knowledge I don’t like to
grey puppy, dilute, mismarks numbers we did get a mismark double on it. They are long
etc that pop up in litters. To me and a deaf puppy. Understand tailed, carriers or they are

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