While we are discussing color....the BBCA had a color coat study done on our biewers by Dr. Sheila Schmutz. Diana provided a link to one of her pages. The results determined the dogs coloring was piebald (sPsP). Dogs with piebald spotting have varying amounts of color...from a very little to a lot
Dog Coat Color Genetics
The color placement is not the result of the irish spotting gene. There is a modifier called SINE....dogs which are homozygous (meaning both parents offer the same gene) for this gene produce the pattern.
MITF and White Spotting in Dogs: A Population Study
Dr Schmutz performs color coat studies by request also.