German Spitz - Wolfspitz/Keeshond
Dutch Barge Dogs, Wolfspitz, Keeshond, German Spitz, Kees, "The Smiling Dutchman", Saksanpystykorva
German Spitz - Wolfspitz/Keeshond
FCI Group
Spitz and Primitive Types
AKC Group
Non-Sporting
TKC Group
Utility
Country of Origin
DE
German Spitz - Wolfspitz/Keeshond
Health Testing Requirements by Country
Autoimmune and Allergies
FI
Skeletal and Muscular
Endocrine and Pancreas
Ataxia, Locomotor, and Epilepsy
Other Genetic Testing
UK
Skin, Hair, and Nails
Test Relevances
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Von Willebrand Disease I
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.
Von Willebrand Disease I
No Evidence
Mutation is widespred, so may be relevant
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