People are very insistant on buying and breeding from heath tested parents and if possible from parents that have been shown... but what are peoples opinions on breeding from non KC-accepted colours?

Health is first and foremost the most important thing imo.
Then everything else.

In my breed there is only one colour that is not accepted and that is sable-merle and not many people breed sable to merle if any? So thats not a problem for me.

I think it would be a slight kick in the face to those who are trying to breed a good example of the breed.

I would never breed from a dog that was a colour not accepted in the standard... because a dog with the wrong colour, is NOT a good example of the breed!!

There are often health reasons why some breeds are not accepted in the standard like merles in chihuahuas, so for me i wouldnt breed from n unaccepted colour on this principle.

I also show and mismarked animals are obviously not allowed so it would be pointless to that end too.
If i ever bred an unaccepted colour the pup would be going to a pet home with endorsements and a neutering clause in the contract which i would check up on.

__________________

Well said hun - was gonna give you rep for this, but I have to sprad it around a bit first!

__________________
Bergies and borders - what more could anyone want? Siamese and maine coons, of course!

From the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:
The Moving Finger writes, and, having writ,
Moves on, nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
(But you can always edit your post, of course )

I would never have bred from a mismark when I bred Bullmastiffs. But I must say I do like parti poodles (esp the black and tan ) Yahoo! Image Detail for - http://www.planetpoodle.de/Fotos2/BuntePudel.jpg

__________________
Check out my English Shepherds
http://www.edenvillage.co.uk

Breed for a useful dog and you often get a beautiful, useful dog... breed only for a beautiful dog and you are on your own in the useful department.

Are white german shepherds accepted nowadays? They are very popular and if not accepted, it is obviously done for the money. But, having said that, lots of people go out of their way for a white gsd, so is it wrong to give them what they want? I don't know.

I posted on here a while back about an ad for newfie pups, saying the mother was a brown and white landseer and was kc registered. Not possible! The landseer is black and white - brown and white is not accepted, unless they have changed things. It is certainly wrong and irresponsible to deceive people about registration like that.

__________________
http://www.gentle-newfoundland-dogs.com
http://www.royston-pet-care.co.uk



Will always miss you, my little Joshie Woshie xx

If you want real love, buy a dog

If you wouldn't use it on a child, don't use it on a dog

http://pettaxisg8.yolasite.com/
http://www.help-for-learner-drivers.yolasite.com/

White GSDs are still verboden in the UK hun, however elsewhere in Europe they have been seperately classed as the White Swiss Shepherd Dog
BERGER BLANC SUISSE OF LUNA LEGACY Berger Blanc ZWITSERSE WITTE HERDER White Shepherd

is brown and white in newfies not accepted? the woman across from me's daughter bought one that colour and i was quite confused!

__________________

I've seen black newfies, brown newfies and landseers in the show ring, but I've never seen a brown and white newfie in the ring, so I'm guessing not.

__________________
Bergies and borders - what more could anyone want? Siamese and maine coons, of course!

From the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:
The Moving Finger writes, and, having writ,
Moves on, nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
(But you can always edit your post, of course )

Some people prefer certain colours, I love all gsds but I prefer white ones, Henrick is kc registered and his parents were health tested with excellent results, I paid an average price for a gsd at the time, the health tests were formost in my mind but I really wanted a white one too. The reasons for not breeding/culling white gsds are outdated (ie that they will be too easily seen at night and that they are too easily lost in snowy conditions).

__________________


gsds (Henrick and Bella), the cats (Syd, Lilly, Elvis and Dizzy), the gerbils (Honey, Lisa, crusty, Millhouse, Flanders, Bart and Homer), the rats (Valentine, Flower, Petal, Blossom, Koda, Cava, George), the mice (Minnie, Pop, Seudag, Caraid, Silver, Trouble, Athena, Pandora, Aphrodite, Meep, and Springtime)