Both—we recommend testing your potential breeding pair as well as the litter.
We recommend testing all dams and sires prior to breeding. Our lab can then develop a risk assessment for a litter of puppies from the test results of pairing a specific sire and dam. If the sire and/or dam is a carrier or at increased risk for a particular condition, we recommend testing the puppies as a portion of them could be at increased risk or carriers themselves.
The statistical chance of a litter containing carrier or increased-risk puppies can easily be calculated based on the parents' genotypes.
To learn more, we recommend the following blog posts:
- Bring the Family: Why You Should DNA Test Your Litters
- How do I create Punnett Squares and use them to predict litter outcomes?
Should you need further assistance, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you!
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