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I guess that would depend on what genes always accompany certain colors. There's more than one genetic white - there's albino white which we know is not healthy, then there is the white gene of the Great Pyrenees (and other white breeds) which is fine and healthy. Actually, the white German Shepherd (or American White Shepherd) is a fine healthy dog but morons who spread the rumors that white is always unhealthy (thinking albino) spoiled it for the GSD. Blue merle (if doubled up on) has caused a lot of vets to consider blue an unhealthy color, but color is certainly not one of a vet's subjects of expertise, so many of them have jumped to the conclusion that anything called blue is unhealthy. If the fanciers of chocolate Labs have let their penchant for that color get out of hand and bred for color while ignoring temperament, then I find it hard to believe that the color itself has anything to do with the problem since all three colors can show up in one litter. Please don't tell me that when that happens, the yellows and blacks are fine gentle dogs but the choclates have bad temperaments. Same for the cockers. Offhand, I can only think of a couple of colors that are actually related to anything detrimental - blue merles when doubled up on, albino, harlequin, and possibly brindle. Three of these are not actually color related but pattern related, and then only when doubled up on. I don't understand albino but I believe it to be an absence of color rather than the presence of one. Maybe Jackie Isabell's book on genetics should be required reading for anyone who wants to breed dogs. I think the world of dogs would be much better off if some education in canine genetics were studied by the people who wanted to participate.
Karen
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From: weimaraner@yahoogroups.com [mailto:weimaraner@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Michelle Nowacki
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:35 PM
To: weimaraner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [weimaraner] Re: article of interest / pedigreed dogs exposed
Hi Karen,What about those breeds that have non-accepted color choices in which those colors are not healthy or have an increased risk of health issues - such as the white dobe, the fawn(?) great dane, the liver spotted dalmation OR for those breeds that do have accepted color choices, I have heard (unsubstantiated) that the chocolate lab has increased "temperament" issues as compared to the black and yellow. Also supposedly seen in the black cocker spaniel.Seems these, sometimes rare, color choices catch top dollar....... I'm not saying the Blue Weim has these issues, just saying that color, when looked at just for it's color, can sometimes be a detriment to the breed as a whole.Michelle
karen sandvold <sandvold@hpnc.com> wrote:Question: Has allowing more than one color actually hurt any breed? English Setters? Labs? Pointers? Springers? It's the show conformation that has separated the show dogs from the field dogs - color had nothing to do with it.KarenPlease visit the Kasamar web site at http://vip.hyperusa.com/~sandvold/ Trinity Valley Weimaraner Club web site-----Original Message-----
From: weimaraner@yahoogroups.com [mailto:weimaraner@ yahoogroups. com]On Behalf Of Steve Graham
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:30 PM
To: weimaraner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [weimaraner] Re: article of interest / pedigreed dogs exposedIf conformation competition is so bad for the breed's hunting ability,
why isn't the short-haired dog kept out as well?
--- In weimaraner@yahoogroups.com , "Barbara" <rback@...> wrote:
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> I think that we should really, really be grateful to the WCA and the
AKC that the blue and the LH are disqualified from competing in
conformation. Can you just imagine what would happen--the blue would
lose any natural hunting ability it has and the LH would go the way of
the Irish Setter. Devil's advocatress ;>))
>
> Barbara A.
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