Okay, now this is an unfortunate thing that is happening here. I DID NOT share my pups pictures to start a huge heated debate over the fact of what is or is not an acceptable color, I shared because they are different and many have said they would like to see them.
I will not defend my position of why I did this breeding with the possible chance of producing cream, because to defend might imply I have done something incorrect (which breeding brown to brown, both acceptable colors is not incorrect) with the exception of saying, cream was not the desired outcome. Was it possible? Yes, but not desired. There are many recessive genes that may or may not factor into what actually comes out at birth, there was no guarantee I would have cream, if you go back to Xavier's comments in the thread of "who can guess?", he said the odds were 75% brown 25% cream, but those odds are based upon the exact breeding be done enough to produce a total of 100 puppies. (Obviously not going to happen) And I knew these odds prior to his comments...but for me there is a bigger picture, which I know most of you don't know my plans, because you don't know me. So don't start attacking.
Did I do this breeding hoping for all cream? No, I would have died if the entire litter was cream. Other factors are far greater for me. Am I ashamed my dog produced these beautiful pups? Hell no!! Will I put down a pup at birth because of color? Nope! What will I do with them? They will go to loving family homes, hopefully where they will provide love for both adults and children where they will live a full life doing what a dog was created to do...love. Some may even go on to earn working titles approved by the NCA/AKC...wouldn't that be wonderful. There is so much more to a dog than what some of you are giving credit for.
Let me pose the question, why does the NCA and AKC allow working titles to be earned on Newfs who do not meet the color standard? Even the NCA says occassionaly other colors are found. Is a Newf only a Newf if allowed in the breed ring? So are breeders who are breeding for the working aspect and not the conformation ring, are they wrong?
There are so many comments I could make in return to so many things some of you have said, but I don't post here that often, so I will not continue to stir the debate by making remarks back. I must say, I am not one to be easily offended, and for the most part I am not.
Since the pictures have created such a stir, I will not continue to post pictures of my cream pups. So if you desire to watch my pups grow into fluffy fur balls, please PM me and I will provide my web site address where I update pictures of my babies on a weekly basis.