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The problem with breeding merle is: just because the offspring are not merle they can still carry the alleles for the problems caused by the merle gene and that can pass down to generation after generation of their ancestors. Don't believe that? Read the Australian Shepherd site and some of the newer articles by CA Sharp Just click here

Before the merle gene was mapped it was always suggested that the problems caused by the merle gene were congenital rather than hereditary such as colobomas , absence of the tapetum lucidum etc, but since they now know that merle is a "jumping gene" [retro transposon] it can pair up with other genes all along the genome and the dog produced does not have to be merle. Its like a computer virus inserting itself into the DNA and wreaking havoc within the gene pool. Those that are breeding this gene in Chihuahuas, because they superficially admire the color are in my opinion, modern day typhoid Marys. If healthy defect free dogs are your goal in breeding Chihuahuas, then merle Chihuahua pedigrees are to be avoided.

For almost 20 years we have been dedicated to producing quality AKC long and smooth coat Chihuahuas that are sound in mind as well as body. Our goal is to establish a line that will transcend the millennium, assuring future generations the joy of this wonderful breed ...

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