What it amounts to is as long as there are dogs there will be controversy, It is in just about every breed. In the 80's I raised and trained Brittanys. The Black and white Brittany was a no no in the American Brittany club. But the original Brittanys included black and white. The ABC decided they would not allow the B&W in their standards. The club decided this, Not AKC. Akc still registers B &W but they cannot be shown in the US because of the club standards.
The war did a lot of damage to the Brittany Spaniel in France and after the war black was allowed back in as an acceptable coloration because of the much depleted gene pool for the Brittany Spaniel in Europe. It was and is felt that the gene pool in the United States is sufficiently rich that there is no need to change the standard and allow black colorationeven though the original Brittanys included B & W.
Which is now why they are separated breeds" The Brittany, in the USA and the "French Brittany" but actually really the same . Only color separates them. |