Dear Lynn, The chocolate gene came through Ttiweh originally as Amice Pitt used many different breeds when she was trying to get the long nose back. Purebred chocolate Cavaliers are always Chocolate & Tan or Chocolate Tri as they are pure for the tan points as well. At one time, when I was studying the inheritance mode, I had several chocolates. After I learned all I wanted about that, I worked on breeding the color out of our lines. At this point, I only have one, a very pretty Chocolate Tri named Tootsie Roll. In my breedings, I am working to not have any chocolates and to clear out the gene entirely. It will probably pop up for someone else as it is in the longevity lines. Sort of like "rough coat" has done, but chocolate is not a health problem thankfully. Usually, it is seen as a Blenheim with putty nose and light eyes, sort of a Brittany look.
I don't know of any sables in the foundation lines although there were roans and black & whites-- even china blue eyes. Both of these are dominant colors so they were easy to drop. The blue eyes would be recessive and may recur. The recessives like chocolate, which is recessive to all other colors including red, are much more difficult to clear, but not impossible. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Beman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] New (mutts)Cavaliers:rep to Terrie > Susan -- I did know that there was a chocolate gene in Cavaliers -- and > always wondered what a chocolate Cavalier would look like. Are they solid > color, like a chocolate cocker? or a broken color? > You know, don't you, that you're amazing with your knowledge of > genetics and Cavalier genetics...those hours in the classroom and pouring > over textbooks really has paid off (of course, your experience as a breeder > has helped too.) I am truly humbled by some of the people on this List and > the Hoflin List. > > Lynn Beman > Amherst NY > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ========================================================= > "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.
