by katiek0417 » July 4th, 2008, 10:29 am
pocketpit wrote:Interestingly, enough, for the black gene to come in, there needs to be groenendael mixed in.
I have heard that before but had not read that link so thank you. With Mals naturally often having black masks and overlay I was thinking more in terms of a dilution of that coloring. I however have a limited understanding of coat color genetics. Is that possible or would the dilution factor have to involve the entire coloration of the dog? I'm sure blue Mals are nothing new I just find it interesting that they are becoming more prevalent and wonder why. Thank you for the pedigree databases as well, those should be fun to play with.
I'm not sure what you're asking...but the blue is a tint...have you ever seen an old woman who gets her hair done then it has a purple tint to it? Same type of idea here....So, you usually see Groenendael at some point in their lines...but it may not have been real recent
Another example of where Groenendael can influence the lines: black malinois. There really is no such thing as a black malinois (not a true breed, per se)...you get it by breeding a malinois to a groenendael. This should be more recent...And you may not get a whole litter of black malinois, but half and half...
As I said before, I know that the breeding between Ricardo and Winnie produced several "blue" mals. Ricardo, though he looked like a mal, was a mal "mix" and Winnie, though she looked like a Dutchie, was a mix. However, their breedings produced: blue mals, regular looking mals, and dutchies...
I love those databases...I could spend all day on them...
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