Hi Kim You write <<.however, the term double pigment has been used in the states as long as I have been showing dogs here and I k>>>>. Well it must be one of those "American " things then! LOL I have certainly never heard the term used by any of the Cavalier people who taught me about the breed, Susan Burgess, Gertie Biddle, Pam Turle and others. from your description, we are talking about the same thing so I describe that as the surrounding ring being "pigmented".
Leanne <<< (nothing to do with the iris)>> I know its nothing to do with the iris - I said <<<<r the area surrounding the iris is pigm>>>>>> I was referring to the sclera. I wasn't referring to the nictating membrane - that's the one the German Boxer judges get in such a swizz about if it is unpigmented! Grin I don't think your dog can be graded "excellent" unless it is pigmented. Thank you Nancy for speaking up - I was beginning to feel decidedly "stomped on" . For those of you who think I was "nit picking", I was simply saying that it was not a term which I had heard in conjunction with the breed by the breed greats who taught me. And I happen to think traditions - such as standing to show the dog LOL - are important. Harry Spira's book is really wonderful - he was my own vet many years ago and a visit to the surgery always ended up being extended as the discussion would inevitably digress into judging dogs and different breeds. 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 2002 by its original author.
