As you have seen, after our resignations from the TDR, we were approached
by several people who had prior affiliation with Blustag's Lynn Sharkey/Hardey. As a result, we published the site www.the-no-wolf-tamaskan-fable.com.
In that site, we compiled prior websites of Blustag, correspondence and public posts confirming the intent of Blustag to use
wolfdogs in the UK Tamaskan Dog pedigree. Yet, they have continually promoted the breed with the motto "wolfdog
without the wolf" ... a blatant misrepresentation and falsification of pedigrees.
Since the
head TDR committee members have been so adamant in their stand that "there is no wolf" in the Tamaskan lines,
we have asked them to provide DNA samples of the wolfdogs in question to put this matter to rest. They have flatly refused.
So, we had to pursue other avenues.
Just recently, we have finally gotten the results for DNA parentage testing of the F1 wolfdog Valko (who remains in Finland) and one of his puppies out of the "Little" litter, sold as a Tamaskan
and whose pedigree shows the sire to be "Whitefang". The dam of this litter was Paloose @ Blustag (registered name
Redkite Mitka @ Blustag, but changed on TDR pedigrees).
It
has been confirmed by science that this male puppy is
son of Valko, known as Whitefang on TDR pedigrees. In speaking with our DNA testing lab here in the US, we have been
advised "Having just one
side of the pedigree is not as accurate as having the sire dam and mating qualify. Having just one parent qualify gets you
to about 97-98% confidence level when testing with our 14 marker panel. In other words 1/1000 animals tested independantly
will qualify. But you must also take into consideration that the sire chosen was tested because it was a possible sire which
also improves the chances."
Since there are so many sources
(as set forth in the Fable site), including repeated confirmation by Blustag herself having owned Valko, a wolfdog out of
Boogie, an arctic tundra wolf, we are confident in Valko being the wolfdog known as Whitefang on TDR pedigrees.
Interestingly, as soon as the results came back, the information
was posted on the Facebook group for the No Wolf Tamaskan, as well as several forums, including the TDR's "private" forum that is only accessible to 'acceptable members'. They "moved"
the post "out of the public eye" (as stated by Sylvaen - who interestingly had a half-brother/monorchid x half-sister
mating, keeping it secret - on their forum).
So,
let's recap: We released the information regarding high content wolfdog being used in the Tamaskan "no wolf"
pedigrees. This information was compiled from firsthand accounts by those involved with Blustag and Blufawn
in the procurement of the wolfdogs and during their time in Finland, as well as Blustag's own correspondence and archived
websites.. The TDR immediately began a smear campaign riddled with lies, libel and slander against those who chose
to resign from their organization and have felt a responsibility to those researching the breed in order to make an informed
decision based on documented fact. The TDR was presented with an opportunity to prove their "words" true by submitting
to scientific testing, and they flatly refused. We got the DNA results that we requested from the TDR, and when the
information was posted, the TDR immediately deleted it from their forum.
Now really, do we need to say anymore.
