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Originally Posted by jefta
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*economy-genetic test is expensive (more than 100 E), so what is a sense to test dogs which are for 99,9% free?
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This is true - and there is very low probability that a new mutation would be safely recognized by the existing test.
But you would still need to test them at least for the parentage. That would actually be advantageous in my opinion, as paternity and maternity certificates would ensure no cheating in CW/SW crossing for example...
But back to the original topic - in todays situation, unfortunately, the most responsible breeders, that means the ones who invest in all the health tests available, and do not hide the results, are the ones that would actually be disadvantaged, unless the buyers are very well educated in these problem and actively select only puppies from responsible owners and are prepared to pay more for that certificates. Which is unfortunately not true yet. Most of buyers are newcomers to the breed and most of them only want a dog for friendship and fun and prefer to pay less and to buy locally. Or they want dogs for shows and buy only after champions, even if those champions got their titles from referees who have never seen a wolfdog in their lives.