Double dapple?

Question

This is relating to dachshunds. I've read that its impossible for a solid parent and dapple parent to produce a double dapple. Is it at all possible for a puppy to be a dappled piebald? I'm about to purchase a puppy where I KNOW the mother is a solid red and the father was a single dapple but the puppy i'm buying has silver and grey dapple with uneven white markings on her. Any ideas?

This is relating to dachshunds. I've read that its impossible for a solid parent and dapple parent to produce a double dapple. Is it at all possible for a puppy to be a dappled piebald? I'm about to purchase a puppy where I KNOW the mother is a solid red and the father was a single dapple but the puppy i'm buying has silver and grey dapple with uneven white markings on her. Any ideas?

After looking at the third webside provided, it mentions that dappleing can occur within a piebald coloring. The mother however does have a double dapple parent that was bred to a red. I've looked back through both parents pedigree and the mother seems to have single dapples quite a bit in her ancestry but none bred to other dapples other then her father. The father of the pup has no history of dapple other then him and his father. Eitherway, she does not show any signs of problems and will not be bred and will be spayed ASAP.

After looking at the third webside provided, it mentions that dappleing can occur within a piebald coloring. The mother however does have a double dapple parent that was bred to a red. I've looked back through both parents pedigree and the mother seems to have single dapples quite a bit in her ancestry but none bred to other dapples other then her father. The father of the pup has no history of dapple other then him and his father. Eitherway, she does not show any signs of problems and will not be bred and will be spayed ASAP.

Answer 1

These links may help you. The first one answers your question real well. From what I read: Double Dapple Defects - There are lethal genes commonly associated with double dapple.

http://www.starlightkennel.com/Dapple.html

http://www.dachshund.org/article_double_dapple.html

http://www.countrygardendoxie.com/color.htm

I hope this helps answers your question.

Answer 2

Does the mother have a dapple parent or grandparent?
Chances are she's a hidden dapple - one where the dappling is so slight it has been missed which for some reason happens more frequently in reds than with other colours.
The double dapple puppy proves this.

Edit; - you've answered the question. Any offspring of a double dapple has to be dapple as that parent can only pass on the dapple gene. Do get the puppy BAER tested at least before purchase.
This is a classic example of why everyone keeps telling people to do the research before breeding as this red ***** should never have been mated to a dapple.

http://www.starlightkennel.com/Dapple.html

Answer 3

It's possible the mom is a "phantom merle". If she only had one merle spot at birth that disappeared (which can happen), she'd be a dapple. Be careful though, even single dapples can have hearing or vision problems.

Answer 4

You are right that you can not get a double dapple this way. The dapple gene is dominant.

Answer 5

yes dappled pie balds are definatly possible. dachshund colors can be confusing. i have a group if yould like to join Kays Dachshund Place on yahoo groups. share your info that you find. i also have a web site with links to color descriptions. crimsonmoongifts.com click on the kays kennels page and you will see the links on the left under the navigation bar.

Answer 6

lover myself, my aunt has 4 and my sis has 2....
yes there is such a thing..

this sight you may like

hotdogblog.com

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you will find alot of anwsers there... as well