Yes, and it always seems to be the very best puppy in the litter that is clown faced. I have found that this doesn't seem to be easily inherited. Every time we have kept a clown faced for breeding, she has never had a clown faced puppy. Granted we only kept two clowned faced in 21 years, but neither ever produced a clown faced puppy. Uneven markings on the head seem to be more easily inherited as well as too much color on the muzzle. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "JEANIE MONTFORD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] old dogs/ Elvenholm > Terrie, > \A clown face is one where the coloured markings do not come right around > the eye - i.e. one or both eyes are surrounded by white, not red for > blenheims or black with tan eyebrows for tris. Sometimes the colour "just" > misses, sometimes its almost as far back as the front edge of the ear. Its > purely a chance thing that occasionally happens with the piebald gene. You > can see it in other breeds too like Beagles or Fox terriers but there its > not important. I have always been taught and believed that these are > "mismarked" and I do not show them as the standard asks for markings to be > evenly divided on the head. However these dogs can be wonderfully useful in > a breeding program if they are good cavaliers. > Cheers > Jeanie > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
