• CDDY and Type I Intervertebral Disc Disease Dam one copy · Sire clear
  Mozzi carries one copy of the FGF4 chromosome 12 variant. George tests clear, so no puppy can inherit two copies. Roughly half the litter is expected to inherit one copy. Research suggests dogs with this variant carry a higher risk of Type I disc disease than similar dogs without it, though many never develop signs, and weight, activity, and individual structure all contribute. Families of a puppy with this result generally do well keeping their dog lean, choosing low-impact exercise, using a harness rather than a collar, and adding ramps for furniture and vehicles. We confirm each puppy's own result by testing before go-home and review it with you during matching.
• ALT Activity Sire one copy · Dam clear
  George carries one copy of a variant linked to a naturally lower resting ALT value on routine blood chemistry. This is not a disease and does not cause symptoms. It matters because ALT is one of the markers vets use to watch liver health, so a dog with this result may sit at a lower baseline than the standard reference range assumes. Roughly half the litter is expected to inherit one copy. If your puppy does, share the result with your veterinarian so future bloodwork is read against the right baseline.

• Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 2 (GR-PRA2)
  Mozzi carries one copy. George tests clear. Both copies are required for a dog to be affected, so no puppy in this litter can develop this condition from this pairing. Roughly half are expected to be carriers, which has no effect on their own health.
• Ichthyosis (ICH1)
  Mozzi carries one copy. George tests clear. Both copies are required for a dog to be affected, so no puppy in this litter can develop this condition from this pairing. Roughly half are expected to be carriers, which has no effect on their own health.

Carrier versus affected: a carrier has one copy of a recessive variant and does not develop the condition. It only becomes relevant if that dog is later bred to another carrier, which is why we test every parent before planning a pairing.

• Eye and Vision Conditions
  Includes Collie Eye Anomaly, Canine Multifocal Retinopathy (cmr1, cmr2, cmr3), Day Blindness, GR-PRA1, Progressive Retinal Atrophy (prcd, rcd1, rcd3, PRA1, PRA3, crd4), Congenital Stationary Night Blindness, Primary Lens Luxation, and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.
• Neurologic and Movement Conditions
  Includes Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures (NEWS), GM1 and GM2 Gangliosidosis, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Hereditary Ataxia, Muscular Dystrophy, Neuroaxonal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epilepsy, and Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.
• Blood, Clotting and Immune Conditions
  Includes Von Willebrand Disease Types I, II and III, Hemophilia A and B, Factor VII Deficiency, Thrombopathia, Prekallikrein Deficiency, Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome, and X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency.
• Skeletal, Skin and Organ Conditions
  Includes Osteochondrodysplasia, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Chondrodysplasia, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Urate and 2-DHA bladder stones, and Primary Hyperoxaluria.
• Other Important Screened Conditions
  Includes MDR1 Drug Sensitivity, Exercise-Induced Collapse, Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Malignant Hyperthermia, and Lagotto Storage Disease.

What clear means: both parents tested clear, so no puppy can inherit the variant from either side. George was screened across 273 genetic health conditions and Mozzi across 215. The groups above are a plain-language summary of that shared panel rather than the complete list.