[labradoodles] Silvering gene

[Carol Dean]

Well...... my female Jade only throws black babies.. PERIOD!, vet gen I'm sure is BBEE though never tested.  The sire I used, Bently, is a cream, but his father is a sliver and his grandfather is a blue poodle.  At about 7 weeks old several of my puppies got this strange smuggy greying under their eyes and on thier front legs.  It was more apparent on the shorter coated pups not the longer coated ones.  I started doing some research and realised he had passed on the silvering gene to his babies.  This gene turns black dogs silver or blue, chocolate dogs cafe, or lavendar..........the genetics get comlpicated........it looks really cool and I loved having something to offer other than black.  It can take up to 3 years to finally see the finished coat on a silvering doodle.  If you saw my Leah, she is blue!  She's grown out allot since that pic was taken and again is looking more blackish grey, she will take a long time to develop her color.

 

My Ace was an exceptional boy.  It's been almost a year since he passed.  Kalie, my girl who is expecting and the dog in the pictures next to him had a very hard time, she still is fearful of UPS or FEd x trucks when they come up our drive way.  She comes running to the house and is panic barking........not agressive just scared, she was fearful on men in uniform as well but has gotten over that, now it's just the trucks...........Note his head and body conformation.  He has that English blockyness about him as does my Scarlett.  It makes a difference.  They are not as long nosed and narrowed headed as some are when bred to a field trial lab.  If you think about it, poodles are long nosed, narrow heads, and tall.  Field trial labs have that tendency as well, English labs are the opposite.  Some in the litter will take that from the lab which makes a nicer conformation for a doodle in my opinion, especially if breeding for a type or look.  What some breeders fail to realise is there is allot more than putting 2 dogs together and getting a litter for the bucks.  Once you know what your dogs throw and can produce you can refine your lines and breeding practices.

 

All puppies are cute!  What they grow up and look like will be the key!  Also what the pheno and geno type of the dog is as well.... ie what is seen and what genitically is hidden that they can produce (like the silvering gene).

 

Let me guess..............the girl you spoke about is your "keeper"    There is always one that steels your heart!

 

Carol

 

www.southerncharmlabradoodles.com

 

 

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Thank you for all your input on my site.   How did you know that one pup was going to turn silver?

 

I just read your page dedicated to Ace.    It made me cry and hold a puppy.  What an honor to have been able to have known and loved this boy.    His youngest photos look a lot like this one female I have.  She is my curliest, fluffiest and snuggliest.

 

Thanks again

Kathie

 

 

 

 

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