KaleighMaeA
Chillin' with the herd
Well, recently I have found myself in a bit of a conundrum. I have been wanting to breed my male and female sarp in the next year or so (i've posted about this previously). Anyway, to get ready for that I sent in my males UKC paperwork and it got approved. Well I took my female to the vet again to get her all checked out. The vet told me he did not think she had great pyr in her. I tracked down the man I bought her from in Eastern Kentucky. What I found out was pretty interesting. When he sold her to me he told me her had dad was 1/2 and 1/2 making her 1/4th great pyr. Come to find out he said the reason he told me that was because her dad was a lot lighter colored than any other sarp he'd seen. Her dad was apparently passed between three owners and he doesn't have his real lineage. Well sarplaninacs do come in white, so the fact that he was lighter does not mean he had great pyr in him. I know DNA testing isn't recognized by UCK and CKC as a way to 100% prove your dog is full bred, and I have not found a DNA test that will test for Sarplaninac. After all the information I've gotten I am almost 100% sure she is actually full sarp, and the CKC after reviewing her photos has agreed and is going to register her.
I realize most people would say OK you're good then what's the problem? I just really DO NOT want to misrepresent the breed I have in any way. Can anyone think of any other way I can make sure this is fact instead of just being 98% sure?
Thank you for any advice you may have.
I realize most people would say OK you're good then what's the problem? I just really DO NOT want to misrepresent the breed I have in any way. Can anyone think of any other way I can make sure this is fact instead of just being 98% sure?
Thank you for any advice you may have.