From my (admittedly very limited) understanding of breed standards for conformation, it appears that different colourings in some breeds are considered faults (eg. white patches on the chests of some breeds, or brown colouring in a shih-tzu), whilst in other breeds there is no such distinction (eg. a greyhound can be black, white, blue,brindle etc...etc...) and the different colourings are not considered a fault in any way.
My understanding was also that breed standards were decided based upon characteristics needed to perform the job they were originally bred for. If that is correct, what difference would it make if the dog was a different colour? Why would it make a difference in some breeds and not others?
2007-03-08
09:46:21
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