Merle Pattern in Chihuahuas
Before you get all gung ho about this pattern in Chihuahuas first find out
where they got it. So far no one has been able to show any proof that this
was a fluke that just cropped up. So there is the possibility there was an
outside influence brought in to get it. I had joined a forum that had Color
as a topic. I was quickly banned/kicked off this forum after I sent this
post, censorship at its very best.
Name,
I have to say your comments are all based on fact and the fact of all of
this is Merles are being produced in Chihuahuas but not a single sole has
any proof that this was a fluke just appearing from the mating of 2 chi's.
They say they have been around for years, so why don't they have any proof.
Your going to tell me no one has any pictures of dogs from the past? Has
any of these breeders that got merles out of blue (no pun intended) done
any DNA just to verify parentage. I know if I got a color like that in one
of my litters, I would have to know how and why I got it. Not only is the
gene fatal, but there are other problems that come along with it. So if this
was a fluke then other genetic inheritance may not be a concern, but if an
outside influence was used, now you have to know what other breed specific
inherited problems you may get.
Out of curiosity a friend who has been in Chi's for many many years and I
surfed the net last night to see how many people are breeding merles. We
found many sites that are just now starting to breed them and most of them
register CKC, APRI and charge more for AKC (which by the way is against the
rules). We also found that not a single one had a pedigree posted. What are
they hiding?
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