I have 2The UK Kennel Club do not recognise grey as an acceptable colour in Newfs. I've never heard of there being any in the UK (although I'm sure they mus crop up occasionally) and certainly have never seen one in the flesh.
It is my opinion that SOME people over exaggerate the supposed 'Problems' from grey's to explain why they do dreadful things - such as drown them at birth etc.Hi I don't post or check in often. However, Leslie made the most important comment of all in my opinion. The genetics are the same for a grey and a cream, they are both created from acceptable colors with a dilute gene being expressed, which is also the same for the landseer markings on a grey and brown. Why are these dogs unacceptable? Completely unfair in my opinion, but then only my opinion.
Michelle
I was also told that greys get cancer more often - Please !just finished talking to a breeder regarding greys and she believes that the grey has a tendency to have heart problems they need to be watched very closely. Also she said that the thinning of the hair on the ears is a sign of heart problems. Not sure how true this is but I found it interesting
Congratulations on the new addition. We need many, many pictures of Madison!Very interesting thread as we will be adding a little grey girl to our family on Friday! She is one of two greys in a litter of 7 blacks. The grey male is absolutely stunning, awesome head, great movement and amazing blue eyes however, he already has a couple of balding spots on his ears. Our little girl, Madison, has the same coat as the blacks with the exception of the color. She is by far the runt of the litter but isn't fearful or nervous.
Are there things I should be asking my breeder and/or vet in regards to this little lady? She is going to the vet on Friday for first shots and an official weigh in (unofficially she weighed in yesterday at 18lbs). She is very sweet and we are so looking forward to her joing our pack. She is also the closest thing to my own child as I will ever be able to have. I was there when she was born and took the night shifts for the first few days. I feel so lucky to have her in my life.
Um...beige is not a rare color...it's a dilute of gray and brown genesWhen I got Henrys puppy pictures yesterday the breeder told me that his color (beige) is really rare - only about 1 in every 500,000 newf births are that color.
And NOT an acceptable color by Newfoundland standard.Um...beige is not a rare color...it's a dilute of gray and brown genes
Lou Ann
people who DON'T know what is behind their dogs
Lou Ann
Recessives arent rare. Not all breeders breed for all colors, but recessives arent rare at all. Whether she got "off colors" on purpose, or they just "appeared"....it would be a huge red flag to me. A breeder SHOULD know what colors to expect from their breedings. Not knowing what colors to expect means not knowing anything about your pedigrees, or not even knowing basic genetics, and a good breeder should know both. In any given litter you shouldnt be expecting gray and white, brown and white, cream etc. If that IS what you are expecting, then you arent making sound or knowledgable breeding choices. What would worry me is that if they arent careful enough to have a pretty good idea of what to expect in color, what else arent they being careful about? I dont know of any reputable breeder that ever breeds for a non-standard colorCould it be the color is rare because of the fact it is recessive? Whether good or bad? IS the breeder breeding for that color, or did she just GET that color in a litter? That would make all the difference to me.