tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post8849659976237381097..comments2024-03-24T05:22:46.517-04:00Comments on Musings of a Biologist and Dog Lover: Guess the Genotype #73Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-5899696930233601652014-03-24T03:46:01.694-04:002014-03-24T03:46:01.694-04:00We have one of these puppies and his progeny have ...We have one of these puppies and his progeny have only been black and orange up to now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-79717568617421101542012-06-19T16:54:21.506-04:002012-06-19T16:54:21.506-04:00Thanks for the link. :)Thanks for the link. :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-3159542793481785372012-06-19T16:54:10.143-04:002012-06-19T16:54:10.143-04:00Variety is better than conformity, in my opinion, ...Variety is better than conformity, in my opinion, so it's good to see a breeder that's not trying to make every dog look exactly the same. <br /><br />One good advantage to solids is that they have a lower chance of having <a href="http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/genetics.htm" rel="nofollow">pigment loss in their cochleas</a>, which causes a form of deafness that can sometimes pop up in dogs with a lot of white.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-23482156778177931472012-06-19T16:41:58.007-04:002012-06-19T16:41:58.007-04:00It can be quite surprising what can come out of pa...It can be quite surprising what can come out of parents sometimes. A favorite example I like to give is Ebon's litter. The father was yellow and the mother chocolate, but every last puppy was black. Genetics can throw some surprises sometimes! <br /><br />That is a good question, and I don't know if there would be any downsides to working with a dark dog. Looking at some other breeds, the German pointers (shorthaird, wirehaired, and longhaired) frequently come in near-solid or even solid liver, which would blend in really rather well in the field. However, it doesn't appear those that hunt with them have any problems. If nothing else, you can always throw a <a href="http://www.gundogsupply.com/-1674-.html" rel="nofollow">hi-vis collar</a> on the dog.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840844954903338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-22064452297181585972012-06-07T15:11:11.903-04:002012-06-07T15:11:11.903-04:00i forgot ... if you want to see more photos of all...i forgot ... if you want to see more photos of all colours from claypond's look at my gallery: <br />http://claypondskennel.kuvat.fi/kuvat/POINTTERI+-+CLAYPONDS+KENNEL+-+ENGLISH+POINTER/<br />tiinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-10196627884491833142012-06-07T15:08:02.261-04:002012-06-07T15:08:02.261-04:00hi from finland and from claypond's kennel :-)...hi from finland and from claypond's kennel :-)<br />absolutely wonderful study!!<br />this breeder can tell you that she has a mission .... keep the solid pointers alive. solids have been part of english pointers from the begining and i noticed that they became more and more rare - so i decided to use a solid parent in every litter i breed.<br />so i can give my tiny share for this absolutely beautiful breed and all the colours and variations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010409378436372090.post-61905717052618816342012-05-28T02:08:11.504-04:002012-05-28T02:08:11.504-04:00Interesting, I would have never guessed pointer an...Interesting, I would have never guessed pointer and definitely wouldn't have thought that amount of variety was possible from the two parent dogs.<br /><br />I wonder what the benefit of a black pointer is? They can't be easy to see in the field, right? And why this breeder chooses to take that gamble using her to breed.volunteer4pawshttp://volunteers4paws.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com