so is a sow a merle? On Feb 7, 2008 10:52 AM, marsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally, I think it is a jealousy issue, lol. I think the show > people of the AKC's chi club do not want the competition, lol. But, their > claim is that there are to many health issues related to the merles and that > the merle is not a natural color in the chi so they had to have been cross > bred somewhere down the line. Well, lets face it, every breed we have was a > resulted of a cross breed somewhere way back! Merles can be prone to health > issues if not bred responsibly, but those who know what they are doing know > how to breed them safely. Like with any breed, the merle gene (called > different things in different breeds, like dapple in doxies) if you breed > two merles you can get blindness, deafness, ect...all the things that go > along with the "white" gene, but other breeds are not fussing about it and > the danger is the same for all breeds. > Marsha > > Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mom of Chi's <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 07, 2008 11:33 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] pup > > Marsha, > > I found this very interesting. Do you happen to know WHY the Merle's are > being pushed out? I was not aware of this and I agree with you, it will be > sad for those breeders who have prided themselves on their Merle's. I'm > just curious why those puppies would be unacceptable...sounds racists to me! > (sorry...LOL). > > ~Beth > > On Feb 5, 2008 7:55 AM, marsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Blue is genetic, so one that has the gene will always have the gene. > > But yes, pups do change colors just as human hair do, but if you have a blue > > pup it is still gonna always be a blue.......sometimes blue don't always > > LOOK blue. > > > > I do not purposely breed for any color and as I stated before I am > > getting a bit tired of always getting blues, lol. BUT, my Ginger carries a > > STRONG blue and always passes it. Two of my females are her daughters and > > both are blue (Lucky is a blue sow...looks black and Cayenne is a blue fawn > > sow) Lucky passed the blue onto every single one of her pups in this her > > first litter. Cay has not yet had pups, so we will see if she passes > > it....but my luck, she will. And no, I do not base my prices on color. > > > > ALL colors are currently recognized by the AKC as acceptable in > > chis.....but there is a push right now to have merles disqualified. If it > > passes, it will be the ONLY unacceptable color in a chi. I feel sorry for > > those breeders who have invested so much into perfecting their merle lines > > if this passes :-( > > > > Marsha > > > > Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God > > is. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* diana roller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2008 11:15 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] pup > > > > I do not know anything about blue's. My hubby had several questions > > too? Canyou answer them for us? Do you breed them that way on purpose; > > looking for the blue in the genes? > > Does the blue stay the color forever or is it like little kids with > > blonde hair and it gets a different color as the child gets older?? Are > > blue's accepted in the Chihuahua pedigree and show rings?? Do you get more > > money for them?? > > Thanks for the information. Diana > > > > *marsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > It still looks more like a sable in the pics, when in reality, in > > person, it is solid blue......I just couldn't get true colors to show. I > > have never seen one as truly blue as this one....but it is already starting > > to change, lol > > Marsha > > > > Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God > > is. > > > > . > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* address2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2008 4:09 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] pup > > > > I don't know if this helps, but I tried to brighten them up a little. > > Blessings to u and your's :-) > > Addy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > marsha Taylor wrote: > > > > wanted to share some pics of one of the pups...again, my pics stinketh > > to high heaven!! lol, but the purpose was to TRY to show color. It didn't > > work real well, lol. I have been getting a bit tired of having blues all the > > time, but this pup has the prettiest blue I have ever seen in my life. I am > > hoping it comes through at least a little bit in these pics....... > > > > Marsha > > > > Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God > > is. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > > Search.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > > > > > > -- > The best way to clean your Chi's ears...get another Chi. > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
