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YorkieRose · 01-19-2006, 09:34 AM

In order to correct a fault, we do not do this by breeding another fault to correct a fault. Remember, a big part of breeding is common sense!!

If the gold is too light, breeding to a "red legged" Yorkies will give you more pups with color faults, it will not give you a line of rich gold pups...breeding dogs is not merely a blending of genes. It is not like taking a blob of white painting and adding drops of color until you achieve the correct shade you want..that works for artists, not dog breeders.

If a color is too light or too dark, you correct it by breeding to a stud with a correct color. You do not take a pale silver bitch and breed to a male as black as coal..that will NOT give you blue...a light gold bred to red will not give you correct tri-colored gold..two faults or two wrongs do not produce a right..and folks is basis dog breeding 101.
If these things were not true, then order to correct an underbite we would breed to a dog with an overbite and expect pups with a correct bite..the only way to correct a bad bite or bad color is to breed to correct color or bite.

01-19-2006, 09:34 AM	#33
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	red legs In order to correct a fault, we do not do this by breeding another fault to correct a fault. Remember, a big part of breeding is common sense!! If the gold is too light, breeding to a "red legged" Yorkies will give you more pups with color faults, it will not give you a line of rich gold pups...breeding dogs is not merely a blending of genes. It is not like taking a blob of white painting and adding drops of color until you achieve the correct shade you want..that works for artists, not dog breeders. If a color is too light or too dark, you correct it by breeding to a stud with a correct color. You do not take a pale silver bitch and breed to a male as black as coal..that will NOT give you blue...a light gold bred to red will not give you correct tri-colored gold..two faults or two wrongs do not produce a right..and folks is basis dog breeding 101. If these things were not true, then order to correct an underbite we would breed to a dog with an overbite and expect pups with a correct bite..the only way to correct a bad bite or bad color is to breed to correct color or bite.