Finnish Spitz
Suomenpystykoira, Finsk Spets, Spitz Finlandais, Spitz Finlandés, Finnen-Spitz
Finnish Spitz
FCI Group
Spitz and Primitive Types
AKC Group
Non-Sporting
TKC Group
Hound
Country of Origin
FI
Finnish Spitz
Health Testing Requirements by Country
Eye Conditions and Blindness
Skeletal and Muscular
Genetic Material and Diversity
Dental Issues and Teeth
Ataxia, Locomotor, and Epilepsy
Temperament
Test Relevances
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Both clinically rare and of complex inheritance. Test is considered poorly correlated with risk for development of DM, and recommendations are to not use the test for breed-wide breeding strategies. While the SOD 1 variant may be commonly found across many breeds, there are few clinical cases observed and confirmed, and in many cases DM has never been observed in the breeds.
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