Mary Conley
Posted : 7/15/2007 1:45:40 PM
mini schnauzer club is having a tizzy with the AKC over the AKC adding unapproved colors to the registration boxes
like white, pi-bald,liver ,tan, chocolate and silver. ect .
arrgh
BTW the "silver" labs have been traced back to weimaraner in the line. and if you look at them you can see the mix,
most of the white schnauzers in the US are westie out crosses(white is exceptable in Europe) and the pie-bald ones have shi-tzu, or wire fox terrier in them .
as for as the WHITE issue
or breding merels ,double merels, ect. white is on a gene that carries health issuers
in many breeds it has been a visual representation of other problems example are white aussies that are blind or deaf, boxers that are deaf, dobes that are deaf or blind and colors being bred for the sole purpose of making money .
that is my issue with whites breeders need to stick to the standard do the health screenings
an look out for the constancy and health of their breed.