Sire: CY Ch. UKR Ch. BUL Ch. MDA Ch. PHIL Ch. SRB Ch. TUR Ch. GR Ch. Orion Red Mist King Of Rings (Imp SRB)	Dam: Aust Ch. Rizenstar The Violet Hour
Ataxia Clear by Pedigree	Ataxia Clear
COI (10Gen) - 9.8862%	COI (10Gen) - 8.8664%

Date of Birth: 07/11/2015		COI(10GEN) - 4.23782%
Rizenstar Never Let Me Go (AI) JC	Rizenstar Bad Moon Rising (AI)	Rizenstar A View To Kill (AI)
Rizenstar Know Thy Enemy (AI)	Rizenstar Welcome To Paradise (AI)	Rizenstar Stand By Me (AI)
Rizenstar Promised Land (AI)	Rizenstar Age Of Innocence (AI)

* Clear by Pedigree - Parents are tested but there is no Parentage to 100% prove this result.

* Clear by Parentage - Parents are tested and dog has been DNA Parentage tested to 100% prove the results.

Cerebellar Ataxia (NCL-A) in Amstaffs

The American Staffordshire Terrier is a relatively healthy breed, though it is affected by some unpleasant disorders. One of the most serious disorders from which this breed suffers is called Hereditary Ataxia or Cerebellar Ataxia. This is a neurological disorder of a serious nature and as of yet there is no cure; it seems as if the gene governing the disorder is quite widespread in the breed and often avoiding the breeding of affected dogs is difficult due to the late onset of symptoms. Research to find out the exact mode of inheritance and to find some kind of treatment is ongoing and owners of dogs with the disease are encouraged to allow their dogs to participate in trials and studies.

Cerebellar Ataxia is inherited as a autosomal recessive trait, which means a dog must have two defective copies (one from each parent) to be affected. A dog once tested will be classified as one of the following three classifications:

Clear - 2 normal copies of the implicated gene - the dog does not have ataxia, is not a carrier for ataxia and cannot produce carrier or affected offspring.

Carrier -  1 normal copy and one defective copy of the implicated gene - the dog is not affected by ataxia but is a carrier of the gene.  He can pass the gene onto his offspring.

Affected - 2 defective copies of the implicated gene - the dog has ataxia, and will pass the gene onto offspring.

The approximate breakdown rate of breeding a clear, carrier and affected dog is as follows:

It should be noted if 2 Clear dogs are bred together, the resulting pups are clear by parentage and do not require testing.  If you are purchasing a Amstaff pup, please ask the status of the parents Ataxia test results.  Clear by parentage can only be used when the pups are DNA parentaged to the pups, without the DNA parentage certificate, clear by parentage should not be used.

 A test for Cerebellar Ataxia was found in 2008, there is no reason for a breeder not to have their dogs tested.

To have your dog tested, please visit Antagene's website.  You will need to request a DNA Swab kit from Antagene, once it arrives, take your dog and the test kit to your vet.  Your dog will need to be microchipped.  The vet will do a non invasive cheek swab and sign all the paperwork for Antagene, send the form and swab back to them along with payment and a few weeks later you will receive a certificate with your dogs status!