> >It would all make complete sense to me except the champagne. Are you
> >sure that's what it is? Becaus eyou can't get champagne without
> >spotting. Plus you can't get *both* DEH and champagne unless one of the
> >parents is DEH or champagne, but then again maybe it's a schimmel.
>
> How do you know the white is not carrying e or e[f], or even spotted?
The white wasn't the father of the champagne pup. And of course, you
can't be sure he DOESN'T carry e or e(f), I was just going by what we
knew for sure. I don't know if this was mentioned in the original
message and I just missed it, or not, but both parents ARE spotted which
resolves any questions (provided the DEH is actually schimmel which I
think it is)
> My guess is that the champagne is something like Cc[h]ee[f] which should
> produce a very light DEH.
That is equally possible but it could just as easily be a champagne. Mom
carrying e(f) and the son inheriting it from her, then the champagne pup
inherited it from both.
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