At 6:14 PM +0000 2/2/05, [email protected] wrote: > >Not blue with white markings - blue with tan (fawn) markings. This >is just one rendition of blue fawn. >
Blue brindles are the recessive blue dilute gene (takes 2 one from Mom and 1 from Dad) acting on the black/red (or Fawn) of the brindle=blue (black) and with the washed out red/fawn of the 'background' >Blues of any kind are rare. It's a genetic recessive trait. Blue >brindles seem to be more common that pure blues, but once in a >while, we get lucky.... To get a true blue you need a black dog with the same recessive blue gene set...that is the true gunmetal color...and weirdly in greys there is something going on embryologically with the blacks--they are not showing up in litters in the right ratios from the square...luckily there is a vast data base to work with since the NGA does bertillions...now in whippets we seem to be getting the right ratios...it's weird! Now there are some 'bargain basement' blacks that have something else going on--maybe extreme sabling on a red coat or a chinchilla dilute (which would explain the dark eyes/pigment) on the blacks. And just to confuse things further there is the extreme greying factor that greys the dog out in a horse like pattern--at 13 years old the lower legs, tail and ears are still sorta dark and the body is a grey--the kind that is made up of black and white hairs mixed ...It is a very cool pattern! I luv breeds with color immaterial!!! Ta Carol and the rainbow pack! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
