tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post2092303066598487855..comments2024-03-24T05:22:46.517-04:00Comments on Musings of a Biologist and Dog Lover: Mismark Case Study: DachshundStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-36958009223082996562013-01-17T02:52:21.723-05:002013-01-17T02:52:21.723-05:00When you must go far away from your pet dog, what ...When you must go far away from your pet dog, what you must do is finding a dog boarding kennel for your pet dog. It is so hard to leave your canine solely in a new area. You ought to make certain that the center you pick is one of the most ideal home for the dog. <br /><a href="http://dogvacay.com/Manhattan-NY-Dog-Boarding" rel="nofollow">http://dogvacay.com/Manhattan-NY-Dog-Boarding</a>sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647651619934148161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-21322095780823706922012-03-02T23:19:41.791-05:002012-03-02T23:19:41.791-05:00I agree with you there.I agree with you there.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-68404222776094565552012-02-29T17:33:57.168-05:002012-02-29T17:33:57.168-05:00> I've heard some people call double merles...> I've heard some people call double merles pretty as well...<br /><br />The phrase 'a beautiful corpse' comes to mind.Adam Langhttp://dogsofsf.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-16760497291194711352012-01-04T14:46:12.618-05:002012-01-04T14:46:12.618-05:00Terribly shallow indeed. I doubt that very many pu...Terribly shallow indeed. I doubt that very many puppy buyers understand the gene, either. I've heard some people call double merles pretty as well, but that doesn't make it okay to purposefully breed one.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-82308137707044473352012-01-01T18:32:12.084-05:002012-01-01T18:32:12.084-05:00Lots of people (puppy buyers included) think Merle...Lots of people (puppy buyers included) think Merle is pretty. That's really the only plus to adding it into a breed where it never was before. It really is shallow.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-68033470730856968972011-12-31T11:54:35.019-05:002011-12-31T11:54:35.019-05:00It's all breed politics. Silliness and hate mo...It's all breed politics. Silliness and hate mongering. It really does amaze me as well how many people still follow the thoughts that came from the 19th century and its flawed logic. <br /><br />I don't get why merle seems to be a new fad gene, either. Why add it if it wasn't there in the first place? It makes a heck of a lot more sense to allow colors that are already occurring in the breed rather than adding in ones that clearly came from another source.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-52281032972960574172011-12-29T03:32:11.421-05:002011-12-29T03:32:11.421-05:00I think some of the arbitrary 'mismark' la...I think some of the arbitrary 'mismark' labeling comes from these sources:<br /><br />1. Avoiding having their breed resemble another breed that is commonly that color<br />2. Breed Standard tradition based on 19th Century ignorance of genetics<br />3. Breed club clique that had a grudge against a certain color for whatever reason and successfully lobbied against it<br /><br />In recent years, arbitrary -addition- of a color to a standard has successfully been done by a minority clique manipulating club ballots (merle Pomeranians) and by a very close majority (merle Chihuahuas). Neither breed has historical basis for that color. Similarly, colors that DO have historical basis (like particolor poodles) are also deemed 'wrong' based on little more than because a clique with enough breed club authority managed to drum them out based on nothing more than their own personal biases.<br /><br />It's really kind of silly just how shallow the reasoning behind some of these breed standard decisions were.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.com