Which parent responsible ?

by **Nifty staffy** Sun Sep 09 2018, 15:30

Found a litter of staffies which out of 7, 4 are red and 3 are black and tan !
Is this likely to come from mum or dad, or impossible to tell ?

by **gillybrent** Sun Sep 09 2018, 15:57

Impossible to tell unless one of the parents is black & tan - but there's obviously been some sort of cross in the background!!

by **Nifty staffy** Sun Sep 09 2018, 20:01

Neither parent is black and tan (dad brindle pied, mum red) but I suppose it means that all 7 pups are potential carriers of b&t genes so even the reds should not reproduce.

Genetics is complicated but truly fascinating !

by **gillybrent** Mon Sep 10 2018, 08:35

The trouble with black & tan is that it's a dominant gene. So if a pup has one copy of the gene it will be black & tan. The reds should be okay, but I'd be concerned about where the gene came from originally as it could only be introduced by an out criss (ie a black & ran different breed). Therefore, in theory, all the pups are actually cross breeds!

by **Nifty staffy** Mon Sep 10 2018, 11:54

Oh, ok.
To be honest, they’re definitely not conform my understanding of breed standard, even just judging by their heads.
They’re still asking 1000€ for the b&t and 1200€ for the reds. Surprised

Bearing in mind that the b&t are absolutely unconfirmable so not to breed from in terms of paperwork alone. Oddly enough, both parents are KC registered and confirmed

by **gillybrent** Tue Sep 11 2018, 07:36

That's strange, isn't it?

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