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   `Da Elf (elfin@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:06 JST `Da Elf

   Oh great. She's driving again.
   Shotgun.

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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:00 JST feld

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     @elfin I just went to the home page of the site for the first time in a long time and wow... they're selling a service that will let you ~accurately estimate the coats of a litter based on the genetic data you provide. So I guess this isn't just a hobby anymore, but a tool to bootstrap dog breeders.
     
     The breeder of my dog did horses for decades and horse people are super serious about this stuff too. They really know their shit.
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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:00 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     @feld @elfin

     The breeder of my dog did horses for decade

     This is really funny taken out of context. :blobfoxthinkgoogly:

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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:02 JST feld

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     @elfin yeah, so the black is referred to as "masking"
     
     Some person with way too much time on their hands has made this wonderful website documenting the specifics of dog genetics that can create this. It's quite interesting!
     
     
     https://www.doggenetics.co.uk/masks.html#masks
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     `Da Elf (elfin@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:02 JST `Da Elf

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     @feld This is so fucking interesting. Reading to Claire.

     I can grok animal husbandry genetics to an extent, but this is mind smashing. Thank you!

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     `Da Elf (elfin@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:03 JST `Da Elf

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     @feld Genetic anomaly. Pure Bred (hip problems in a few years).

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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:04 JST feld

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     @elfin German Shepherd, possibly mix? or just heavily masked being all black
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     `Da Elf (elfin@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:05 JST `Da Elf

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     @feld She's a damn good looking dog. 14 months.

     And I'm beside myself stunned that she's So Easy to train.

     Ok, I'm used to male Labradors ... they aren't smart. It's not their job, thinking. They're packaged Love, is what they do.

     This one is scary smart.

     Last night I taught her to jump over benches and picnic tables. She's all, "yeah yeah, got this... we got burrito left, in your pocket right there?".

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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jul-2025 05:52:54 JST feld

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     @tk @elfin perhaps she's Mrs Hands?
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