THE GENETICS OF HARL DANES IS BIZZARRE AT BEST. AND MAYBE BORING--- BUT
I NEED TO CONSIDER IT--- AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE EDUCATIONAL...
THERE EXISTS A CHART OF THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF VARIOUS BREEDINGS-- AND
COMPARING OUR FAMILY TREE TO THESE NUMBERS, IS VAGUELY SIMILAR. GREAT DANE
CLUB OF AMERICA HAS A GREAT DEAL TO SAY ABOUT COLOR ETHICS.
EARLENE AND I SPENT A GOOD HOUR PICKING APART COLORS AT 2 AM.....THE
REASON WE GOT ONTO THIS IS THE NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO BREED-- HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT 4
MONTHS (SHE GETS TO PICK WHEN SHE COMES IN HEAT) WOULD BE SCARLOT- WALTER'S
SISTER....GOOD LOOKING DOG- SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY T HE PROBLEM IS SHE IS
MERLE--AND MAY BE CARRYING A WHITE/ DEAF GENE-
MY FIRST CHOICE FOR MALE WOULD BE YELLOW - WHO IS ALSO MERLE-- OR HIS
BROTHER BENTLEY BOTH OF WHOM ARE OUT OF A MERLE MOMMY ---OLIVE--
THE AKC IS CONCERNED WITH PRODUCING DOGS WHICH CAN BE SHOWN UNDER A COLOR CODE.. AND STRICTLY FROWN ON BREEDING MERLE TO MERLE FOR FEAR OF PRODUCING DEAF- AND TOO MANY DOGS THAT CAN NOT BE SHOWN.( GERM,ANY CLUB OUTLAWS HARL TO HARL SINCE 1995)
I THINK AKC STILL APPROVE OF BREEDING HARL TO HARL WHICH CAN ALSO PRODUCE
DEAF BUT THE H TO H CAN POSSIBLY PRODUCE A "SHOW DOG )"-- MERLE TO MERLE
CANNOT.
BY THE CHART MERLE TO MERLE STATISTICS WOULD BE
25% BLACK 50% MERLE 25% WHITE.. WITH SOME DEAF. AND NO "SHOW
DOGS"
BREEDING HARL TO HARL STATISTICS WOULD BE
25% BLACK 33%HARL 17% MERLE 25% WHITE WITH SOME OF THEM SHOW DOGS
DEPENDING ON WHERE TH E SPOTS ARE
**** LIKE LINDSAY TO BOBBY*****
BREEDING HARL TO MERLE 25% EACH BLACK -HARL -MERLE-WHITE
ANY WAY WE GO WE COULD HAVE A/SOME DEAF PUPS-
- WAY BACK I HAD A FEW -- PANDYMONIUM AND SHINER
ON TOP OF ALL THIS-- IS WALTER IS A PIEBALD-- "COLOR HEADED WHITE" LOTSA
NAMES--
WHICH COULD PRODUCE MORE PIEBALDS ...LIKE WHO CARES? AKC DOES..??
THE SHOW PEOPLE WILL HAVE ALOT TO SAY I AM SURE..
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WE HAVE ALREADY BRED ANOTHER PIBALD--"PI" WHO IS DUE MID JULY
THE LAST LITTER OF WALTERS-- THE PIMENTOS-- THERE ARE 2 PUPS WHO LOOK
BLACK - BUT HAVE A FEW WHITE HAIRS IN TH E MIDDLE OF THIER BACK--MAKING THEM A
PIEBALD-- A DISASTER TO THE AKC- BUT FOR OUR PURPOSES INCONSEQUENCIAL---
GRANTED IT MAY I NDICATE A DIFFERENT GENETIC MAKE UP.. AND... GIVEN A
CHOICE I WOULD NOT CHOOSE THEM FOR BREEDING.
I HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH AKC SHOW PEOPLE EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE
100 BLUE RIBBONS FOR 15 CENTS EACH AND HUNG THEM ON MY WALL.
BUT I DO CONSIDER COLOR AS ONE OF THE FACTORS IN WHO TO BREED. ONE OF THE
CAMERA PEOPLE QUESTIONED SOMETING ABOUT WHO GOT SET ASIDE FOR BREEDING/ OR SOME OTHER
REASON./
WELL THOSE ARE A FEW OF THE DETAILS.
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ON TOP OF ALL THAT... I WANTED TO TRY AND MAKE A SEEING EYE DOG OUT OF
YELOW-- BEFORE I REALIZED I BETTER KEEP HIM AN ENTIRE MALE JUST IN CASE-- SO I
GAVE HIM TO DENISE... SOMEONE LOCAL.
NOW MARIA WANTS TO TRY AND DO THE SEEING EYE TRAINING-- SO SHE HAS TAKEN
MURPHY HOME TO WORK ON THE DETAILS-- I WISH I HAD THE TIME TO FOOL WITH MARIAH--
MAYBE ...
AND TO FURTHER REPORT ON THAT LITTER.. MAGNUS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WENT TO
BATTLE WITH ONE OF MEGAN'S MOTHER'S DOGS AND SLIT AN EAR- MUCH LIKE LUNA'S --
IT HAPPENS-- SO HER MOTHER DECIDED INSTEAD OF TRYING TO STITCH IT UP LEAVING HIS
EARS UNMATCHED, JUST HAD BOTH CROPPED SO THEY WOULD MATCH..
I WOULD LIKE TO FOOL WITH MORIAH'S TRAINING.. BUT NOT SURE I HAVE THE TIME
OR ENERGY.. SO SHE MAY HANG AROUND FOR A WHILE AND SEE WHAT FATE HAS IN MIND
FOR HER..
WE HAVE ENOUGH OF SERVICE DOGS TO WORK WITH AT THE MOMENT.. . LIKE 12
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN "STARTED--- DOIN' THE ONE STEP CRAWL" IN THE MALLS.
TODAY WE EXPECT 2 APPLICANTS TO BE HERE-- AND ONE CAMERA PERSON THIS
AFTERNOON
THE CP SAID THEY WOULD BRING FOOD
GOTTA LOVE THE CP'S
SDP MOVES ON IT'S BELLY
I AM NOT YELLING-- I CAN NOT SEE the small print
