Hi, as many will know me from having my mini black and tan daschund Mitzi put to sleep a month ago, i seriously need help with information, i am purchasing another mini daschund but a silver dapple, can anyone please tell me how to tell if it is blind at 8 weeks old when i go pick her up or if she is going to have problems with being blind?
The Daschund i had befoed the black and tan one Mitzi, she went blind at 3 yrs old but she had SARDS desease so it was completely different, she knew her way around the house before she went blind. I have read on the internet that people should beware of silver dapple as they can be blind and deaf, so im really concerned that im going to purchase this puppy and she will be blind. Its not as easy as waggling my finger in front of her face as puppys seem to be watching everything around them except what you want them to look at. The breeder seems a good breeder, she never breeds more than 3 litters per bitch she has and she only ever breeds one season then misses a season to give the bitches a rest. the mother of the silver dapple i am buying is a black and tan bitcch and the father is a silver dapple stud dog she owns.
any information on this subject would be great as i dont know much about silver dapples as they are pretty rare round here and im a little nervous after losing my baby a month ago to put my love into another little dashund???
Thanks
Andrea
The Daschund i had befoed the black and tan one Mitzi, she went blind at 3 yrs old but she had SARDS desease so it was completely different, she knew her way around the house before she went blind. I have read on the internet that people should beware of silver dapple as they can be blind and deaf, so im really concerned that im going to purchase this puppy and she will be blind. Its not as easy as waggling my finger in front of her face as puppys seem to be watching everything around them except what you want them to look at. The breeder seems a good breeder, she never breeds more than 3 litters per bitch she has and she only ever breeds one season then misses a season to give the bitches a rest. the mother of the silver dapple i am buying is a black and tan bitcch and the father is a silver dapple stud dog she owns.
any information on this subject would be great as i dont know much about silver dapples as they are pretty rare round here and im a little nervous after losing my baby a month ago to put my love into another little dashund???
Thanks
Andrea