Dwarfism in border collies?

[CharlieDog]

I want a dwarf lab please!!

[Laurelin]

I was thinking the dwarf dobe looks like a dachshund.

[Toller_08]

I don't know enough about it to add much to this thread. But I knew a dwarf Doberman. She was quite a surprise for her breeder. She was better proportioned than the dog featured in this thread... but still odd looking for the breed. I will have to see if I still have pictures stored on the computer somewhere. She only lived to almost 5 as she was also born with other health issues.

[Michiyo-Fir]

I find it quite interesting that most well bred corgis have much better legs and feet as the dwarfism affected dogs from the other breeds. Is there a reason for that? I see some with extremely distorted legs and very east/west feet, extremely down on the patterns, etc.

[Aleron]

This is a pretty good explanation of what is going on with the limbs of dwarf dogs: http://rufflyspeaking.wordpress.com/...g-on-in-there/

Originally Posted by Michiyo-Fir

I find it quite interesting that most well bred corgis have much better legs and feet as the dwarfism affected dogs from the other breeds. Is there a reason for that? I see some with extremely distorted legs and very east/west feet, extremely down on the patterns, etc.

Well, most well bred dogs have better structure than pet bred dogs, dwarf or otherwise. In some breeds weak pasterns, east west fronts, ect are fairly common structural faults. Still, feet turning out and bowed fronts are not unusual in dogs of dwarf breeds at all.













And Ziggy!


First generation Box x Corgi mixes with varying degrees of dwarf characteristics:

[milos_mommy]

Here's a question:

I know corgis and other dwarf breeds have been bred for LONG LONG LONG LONG LoNG LONG times to have these characteristics, extreme dwarfism, and the gene pool has been likely entirely wiped out of dogs who do not carry the dwarfism mutation.

But do these dogs, purebred, ever produce an anomaly or throwback dog that is not a dwarf? Or even if it was 100 years ago...any records of corgis/bassets/dachshunds producing puppies with "normal" bone growth and the legs of a non-dwarf dog?