> I have noticed many different patterns in how the red darkens in Blenheims > and saw something new recently in a puppy that is an outcross to a > completely different line. The red patchs on this Blenheim look like it is > streaked with white. This is not a pure white, but the red is light and has > a marbled effect. The puppy is only three weeks old and the red was very > light at birth. I'm used to dark red on Blenheim newborns so this was very > different. Does anyone have experience with a red that is like this in > newborns? Does it darken properly as the pup grows?
What color are the puppy's ears? I have found the red on the body is always darker than the ears. In many cases these puppies end up with loads of puppy coat--which may or may not translate into a lot of coat at maturity. I have had lots of litters with very pale red who ended up very rich. There is a puppy on my website (www.roycroftcavaliers.com) on the Young Hopefuls page--Jack--who was extremely pale at birth and still very pale at 3 months--with lots of white mixed in his red. At 6 months you can see he is very rich, but he already has a good deal of coat coming in. Laura Lang Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
