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Originally Posted by jencar98  Also, do you know for a fact that Skye's do not carry the parti gene or is that your opinion? I don't know and haven't read this before, so am wondering if your information is factual? |
Jenn, here's the standard for the Skye's color from the book I referenced earlier.
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7. Colour (Any Variety)
Dark or light blue or grey, or fawn with black points. Shade of head and legs approximating that of body".
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One thing to remember in referencing these old sources is that these breeds were not set at this time, at least not in the modern context. What set the type is preference and what was winning at dog shows. The idea of 'pure bred' as we know it was in its infancy and there were many crosses being made. This led to the creation of official standards which began to sort out the confusion.
As you've probably heard, there were many types of dogs being shown in the 'broken-haired Scotch Terrier' class at one time, including the Maltese and Yorkshire Terrier. It was not unheard of at that time for 2 dogs from the same litter being shown in different classes, depending on the traits expressed. That is the reality of the dog world at that time.
While these old texts are interesting in studying the evolution of these breeds, they don't constitute 'proof' of any variation being of a certain breed. The standards were created to sort out the mess that was the group of terriers at that time. From these standards, we have gotten to a point of discernable breeds that breed pure
if bred correctly. Breeding for variations runs counter to the whole idea of breeding pure, especially among terriers, a relatively young group of dogs as far as distinct breeds go.