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Originally Posted by Mardelin  While the standard reads dark steel blue and tan.....There is no guarantee. It's all based on genetics and pedigree/lines......The best way to guarantee you get a dog with your color preferance is get an older dog, one that is closer to adult hood.
If a pup begins lightening at a very young age....say approximately 3 months...more than likely the pup will be light when it reaches adult hood.
Breeder/exhibitors prefer that pups don't begin their transition in coloring until approximately 10 months in age. But, then we're looking at the change in the gold too. Along with the texture of the coat. |
That reminds me. Is it the same for color clearing on the head?
I've recently noticed a pattern in my pups. If the color on their head starts breaking at about 8 weeks old, their whole head as an adult is all one color.
If they start later breaking color on their head say 12 weeks or older, they don't seem to clear all color as adults. They will still have some of the black mixed in.
Do you find this to be true or just the case in my situation?
As for the body, I've not had one yet that started breaking color on their body until they were 6 months or older. And those colors have varied from light blue to dark blue.