🐾 Luna

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Blue & White Border Collie

Health Tested | DNA Profiled

Luna is deeply affectionate and loyal — a beautiful balance of intuition, nurture, and quiet strength within our Scenic Collies family.

🐶 Temperment

Luna loves intensely and thrives on closeness. Much like Teddy, she enjoys being in your personal space, always seeking connection and happily returning affection just as strongly.

She is emotionally intuitive like Rosie and bonds very deeply with her people. Luna and Rosie occasionally clash, largely because they both consider the same human “theirs,” which reflects how strongly she attaches.

Inside the home, she has an excellent off-switch and settles calmly with the family. Outdoors, she is agile and compact like Rosie, quick on her feet and confident in her movements.

Her maternal instincts are exceptional. Even before she was a year old, she would help Evie with her litter — gently cleaning the puppies while they fed and remaining close by. During vet visits, when Evie felt unwell from car sickness, Luna attentively watched over the puppies and then returned to check on Evie, softly licking her as if offering reassurance. The vet initially assumed Luna was the mother because of how devoted she was to the litter.

She loves water and swimming, is protective of her family, and carries a rare combination of affection, intuition, and nurture.

🧬 Health Tested & DNA Profiled

Luna has completed the Orivet Full Border Collie Breed Profile with veterinary-collected samples.

She is:

• Clear (N/N) for all tested Border Collie hereditary conditions

DNA Profile (ISAG) completed
Approved veterinary sample collection

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Luna is CLEAR (N/N) for the following Border Collie conditions:

  • Adult Onset Deafness (EAOD – research marker)
  • Cobalamin Malabsorption (CUBN)
  • Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA / NHEJ1)
  • Cystinuria (SLC3A1 – Australian Cattle Dog type)
  • Degenerative Myelopathy (SOD1)
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Border Collie type)
  • Goniodysgenesis & Glaucoma (OLFML3)
  • MDR1 (Ivermectin Sensitivity)
  • Myotonia Hereditaria (CLCN1)
  • Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5 (CLN5)
  • Raine Syndrome Dental Hypomineralisation (FAM20C)
  • Sensory Neuropathy
  • Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (VPS13B)

All results: Normal (N/N) – No variant detected.

🎨 Coat & Colour Genetics

Luna is genetically:

• Black-based (E/e)
• Dominant Black (K/K)
• Tan point genotype (at/at – masked)
• Brown carrier (Bb)
• Long coat
• Double coat

Dilute (D locus): Pending – result processing
Merle (M locus): Pending – result processing

She does not carry piebald patterning.

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Base & Pattern

  • E Locus (Extension): E/e
    Black-based, carries red
  • K Locus (Dominant Black): K/K
    Dominant black expression
  • A Locus (Agouti): at/at
    Tan point genotype (masked)
  • M Locus (Merle): Pending – result processing

Pigment & Dilution

  • D Locus (Dilute): Pending – result processing
  • Brown (B locus): Bb
    Carrier of brown/chocolate

Coat Type & Structure

  • Long Coat: Positive
  • Coat Composition (CFA28): udc/udc (Double coat)

White Patterning

Pied (SINE & Repeat Variants): S/S
No piebald or extreme white patterning

🧬 Genetic Diversity

Luna has completed Orivet’s Genetic Diversity (Heterozygosity) assessment.

• Heterozygosity Score: 0.341 (34.1%)
• Inbreeding Level: 34.10%

This sits comfortably within breed norms and reflects healthy genetic variation within her lineage

Genetic diversity is considered when planning pairings to support long-term health, resilience, and breed vitality.

Approved veterinary sample collection.

What Is Genetic Diversity?

Genetic diversity (heterozygosity) measures the variation within a dog’s DNA compared to others in the breed.

Higher heterozygosity generally indicates greater genetic variation, which can support overall resilience and long-term breed health.

While no single number determines breeding suitability, diversity is considered alongside health testing, temperament, structure, and pedigree when planning responsible pairings.

📄 Official Reports

For families and fellow breeders seeking further detail, official Orivet documentation is available below.

• Genetic Summary Report
• Canine Genetic Health Certificate
• Coat & Trait Certificate
• DNA Profile Report

🌿 Breeding Program

Luna is included in the Scenic Collies breeding program following comprehensive DNA testing, temperament assessment, and ongoing evaluation of health and structure.

All pairings are selected carefully to ensure genetic compatibility, stable temperament, and long-term health outcomes.