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Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute

WEBASHGI (Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute) ASHGI is dedicated to Australian Shepherds and the people who love them. We provide programs and information to …

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Testing & Screening Programs

WEBASHGI strongly recommends that, as a minimum, breeders follow our testing and screening protocol. We also recommend that any male offered at public stud have all available …

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DNA Testing FAQs

WEBThe DNA tests reveal the actual genotype of the dog. The best a subjective exam can offer is an educated opinion about the phenotype. – what the dog is, not what it might carry. …

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Bones & Joints

WEBBones & Joints. Click for FAQs about bone and joint issues. Click to e-mail one of our volunteer experts with bone and joint questions. Or use the search box in the upper right …

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The Skeleton In the Closet

WEBThe SKC has long maintained an open health registry. Hip and elbow checks are not only expected, they are required for most breeds and the results are public. Almost the same …

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Degenerative Myelopathy

WEBAs of this writing (2019) ASHGI has genetic status on 384 dogs. 4% have two mutations and 14% have a single mutation. Because this disease is so rare there is no point in …

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You, Your Dogs, & Eye

WEBYou, Your Dogs, & Eye. Understanding the ACVO eye sceening program. by C.A. Sharp. First published in the Australian Shepherd Journal, Sep-Oct 2002, Rev. May 2013. …

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Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute

WEBEven though cancer is a species-wide canine problem, some breeds are prone to particular types indicating an inherited predisposition for those cancers. Cancer is not one disease, …

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Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute

WEBHeart disease is rare in Aussies but there are a few things that occur from time to time. The most frequently seen are two congenital heart vessel defects, patent ductus arteriosus …

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Puppy Buyer Health Questions

WEBPuppy Buyer Health Questions. There is no way to be absolutely sure any dog – even a mix-breed – will never have an inherited health problem. Purebreds have an advantage …

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Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute

WEBThe New Dirty Dozen Plus. by C.A. Sharp. First published in Double Helix Network News Spring and Summer 2013. In 2000 I wrote an article titled “The Dirty Dozen Plus a Few: …

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Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute

WEBThe only health issue other than those of the eyes and ears is a risk for sun damage to pink areas of skin if the dog spends a lot of time in sunlight. Some very early studies of …

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2010 ASHGI Breed Health Survey

WEB2010 ASHGI Breed Health Survey. by C.A. Sharp. First published in the Aussie Times, Sep-Oct 2011. ASHGI would like to thank the hundreds of Aussie owners who took the …

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Merle & Health

WEBMerle & Health. August 2013. Dogs that have two copies of the merle version of a gene called Silv, “double merles”, virtually always have abnormally developed eyes which …

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