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oceanaussi
Housebroken
Joined: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 50
Location: QLD, Australia
Fur Kids: Hera, Kelpie x GSD
Quentin, Weimaraner |
 Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject: LH, LHC and gender |
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I finally found a breeder I feel I can trust and who's got a litter planned for the time I'd like to add a little shorthaired Weim boy to my family.
The sire is shorthaired but a LHC, the dam is LH. As far as I know this should produce both LH and SH (not sure about LHC). So how does it work with the gender? Can you somehow 'predict' that there's a bigger chance for a SH dog than a LH bitch? Or is it just at random? I did genetics in school, but that's so long ago now...
Obviously I'm not a very patient person, they haven't even been mated yet but I just don't want to get my hopes up and then there's no SH boy...
Anybody any ideas? |
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anne
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 2358
Location: Los Angeles, California
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| It's not random, LH is a recessive factor. Breeding a SH who is a LHC to a LH should STATISTICALLY produce 50% SH's (all LHC) and 50% LH's. Of course litters will not always bear out the statistics because the sample size is so small. |
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anne
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 2358
Location: Los Angeles, California
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| Oh and the coat type and gender have nothing to do with each other. |
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oceanaussi
Housebroken
Joined: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 50
Location: QLD, Australia
Fur Kids: Hera, Kelpie x GSD
Quentin, Weimaraner |
| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:08 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that, Anne. I was hoping that there might be a higher chance to get a shorthaired male than a female or so. Well, they haven't even been mated yet. I have to be a bit more patient.  But I'm just soo looking forward to have a little Weim boy! |
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