Jeanie I hate to tell you that it is an expression used by some over here also VBG!! However I would like to say that certainly in the UK standard pigmented sclera is not asked for - methinks that it is another thing that has become "fashionable" just as clear muzzles I am sure that you will agree it is perfectly possible to have a nice large round eye without the aid of pigmented sclera
Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "JEANIE MONTFORD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] pigment > 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. > ========================================================= "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.
