Gentlebears German Shepherds

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My Gorgeous Bears....

I have been blessed with wonderful dogs with superb looks and wonderful temperaments. Please click on photo's below to find out more about them.

Recently the kennel club released a scheme called 'Mate Select' which is a simple tool to not only show an individual dogs genetic diversity but also to allow breeders to calculate the diversity of a planned litter between two dogs. So now you will see information on each of my dogs individual page's regarding their 'inbreeding coefficient' score, which indicates the chances that a dog will have inherited the same copies of genes, whether ‘good’ or ‘bad’, from it's parents. Obviously the lower the inbreeding coefficient, the lower the probability (risk) that this will happen. **Please note however that this system does not take in to account any health issues carried within bloodlines, it simply provides a snap shot on how closely related a dog is and any resulting litter will be**

To find out more information on this scheme please visit the Kennel Club website HERE

The current breed average Inbreeding coefficient is 2.4%. As you will see, all of my home bred dogs & Stud dogs used are well under that.

For info: DM Testing Abbreviations & their meaings:

please bear in mind that DM is a multifactorial disease and is not always genetic - eg can be caused from blown disc in spine compressing the nerves

N/N = Clear: Dog is negative for the Degenerative Myelopathy mutation.

DM/DM = At Risk: Dog is likely to be affected by Degenerative Myelopathy, and will always pass on a copy of the mutation to any offspring.

Gentlebears German Shepherds

| Home page | Introduction | The Dogs | Puppies | Litter Plans |Re-Homing | Progeny | Training | Contact | Links |

My Gorgeous Bears....

For info: DM Testing Abbreviations & their meaings:

please bear in mind that DM is a multifactorial disease and is not always genetic - eg can be caused from blown disc in spine compressing the nerves

N/N = Clear: Dog is negative for the Degenerative Myelopathy mutation.

DM/DM = At Risk: Dog is likely to be affected by Degenerative Myelopathy, and will always pass on a copy of the mutation to any offspring.

N/DM = Carrier: Dog carries one copy of the mutation associated with Degenerative Myelopathy, and could pass on the mutation to any offspring.

The Girls:

Ember

The Boys:

Callen

Retired bears:

Blake

Gone from my sight but never from my heart...

Diesel (above) the very first Gentlebear. Always a bit of this boy in every bear cub. Never forgotten xxx

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Gentlebears German Shepherds

| Home page | Introduction | The Dogs | Puppies | Litter Plans |Re-Homing | Progeny | Training | Contact | Links |

My Gorgeous Bears....

For info: DM Testing Abbreviations & their meaings:

**please bear in mind that DM is a multifactorial disease and is not always genetic - eg can be caused from blown disc in spine compressing the nerves**

N/N = Clear: Dog is negative for the Degenerative Myelopathy mutation.

DM/DM = At Risk: Dog is likely to be affected by Degenerative Myelopathy, and will always pass on a copy of the mutation to any offspring.

N/DM = Carrier: Dog carries one copy of the mutation associated with Degenerative Myelopathy, and could pass on the mutation to any offspring.

The Girls:

Ember

The Boys:

Callen

Retired bears:

Blake

Gone from my sight but never from my heart...

Diesel (above) the very first Gentlebear. Always a bit of this boy in every bear cub. Never forgotten xxx

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please bear in mind that DM is a multifactorial disease and is not always genetic - eg can be caused from blown disc in spine compressing the nerves