I think of freckles as being on the muzzle and ticking as being through the coat. If a blenheim has very light little marks that don't really show unless the coat is wet, I call that "flecking". Myra
>From: Joan N Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] freckles v ticking >Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 13:45:12 -0500 > >I'm no authority - to be sure - but freckles LOOK a great deal different >to me than 'ticking' -- they are just smaller patches of color. The >ticking is colored hairs more or less mixed with the white hairs - and >not making the same 'depth of color' where they appear. Maybe I'm off >base here - this is STRICTLY what I think when I look at the freckles >and/or ticking - > >Joan > > >Shiena Warner wrote: > >>Hello, >> >> I have a question regarding freckles (as in, on the face) and >>ticking (on the body). In John Evans "An Owners Companion", the author >>explains that ticking is due to a dominant gene (T) with a recessive >>alternative (t) for no ticking. Therefore, making it relatively easy to >>eliminate ticking from a line. >> If this is indeed correct, are we to assume that "freckles" (on the >>face) are carried on the same gene, or are they transmitted at a different >>loci, by a different allele etc? >> In the book he defines ticking as "small amounts of coloured hairs >>among the white hairs in Blenheims and Tricolours". which I suppose, >>technically, is what freckles are, however, he does not actually mention >>freckles. Could it be that he intended for us to understand that ticking >>& freckles ARE the same thing? >> Freckles seem much more difficult than this to eliminate, I have seen >>two very clear faced dogs produce freckles on a pup. Which would indicate >>to me that it is not carried on a dominant gene. When we look back at the >>older photos of Cavaliers we see a lot of ticking , some quite heavy! Not >>so much nowadays, but, you do continue to see freckled faces. >> I would love to hear some of your input on this. >> >> >> >> >>Shiena Warner >>Burnbridge Cavaliers >>Aurora. CO >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : >>http://explorer.msn.com >> >>======================================================= >>"Magic Commands": >>to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >>to start it up gain click here: >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%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. >> >> > >========================================================= >"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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "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.
