Red nose Colby dogs?

[maximusflys]

Are there or were there any red nose Colby dog's ever bred?

[Primo]

Are there or were there any red nose Colby dog's ever bred?
Yes, back about 100 years ago, You won't see a pure Colby these days with a red nose.

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[ColbyDogs]

Are there or were there any red nose Colby dog's ever bred?
It was said that a red nose was sold a long long long time ago to Lightner but according to what Louis told me the other day that neither he or his father ever produced red nosed dogs.

[Old Timer]

well they did produce a few red nosed dogs but it was so uncommon that no one hardly knew of it.but i can honestly say in good faith that i did see a red nosed colby dog on his yard.and yes there was a red nosed dog sold to Mr lightner can't recall what the dogs name was exactley but i do know there was one sold to him.but colby have,can and do produce red nosed dogs but it is so rare you hardly ever see it.all my years i ahve only seen 2 in person.

[tnob]

Rudolph the red nosed Colby had a very shiny nose, and if you ever saw him.......sorry couldnt resist.

[maximusflys]

Thanks for the info guys!!!!

[ColbyDogs]

well they did produce a few red nosed dogs but it was so uncommon that no one hardly knew of it.but i can honestly say in good faith that i did see a red nosed colby dog on his yard.and yes there was a red nosed dog sold to Mr lightner can't recall what the dogs name was exactley but i do know there was one sold to him.but colby have,can and do produce red nosed dogs but it is so rare you hardly ever see it.all my years i ahve only seen 2 in person.
Next visit to the Colby house i'll ask him about the Lightner dog, it was just monday I sat with Lou last and I'll be damned if we were not just having this same exact conversation. I asked him about the pie-dogs / mostly white pits with the small brinlde patches ( I know you know what they are but others might not ) that they use to produce and that got us talking about colors ( Blues and such i'll leave it up to you to guess what he said ) and it came straight from him that they never produced red nosed dogs.

Almost all his dogs are brindle & white or fawn /buckskin colored , also the pie dogs have escaped him he said, hasn't seen one of those in years or a black and tan. Now i know he is getting on in years but boy.....he's gotta a hell of a memory. I love my sit downs with him, I can sit for hours and hours talking dogs with him. I by no means am Colby expert nor am I a best friend of sorts, just been doing business with him for quite some years now and before me he dealt with my uncle.

I will re-visit the red-nose chat and see if his memory sparks, though he did say it with conviction so i dont know . The Lightner dog might not have been Colby bred, you know J.P. bought alot of dogs right off the boat so it is possible that Lou is talking only Colby bred dogs ? We will see, im due to go bug him again to see my pup, 3-4 more weeks til he is home.

[Old Timer]

Next visit to the Colby house i'll ask him about the Lightner dog, it was just monday I sat with Lou last and I'll be damned if we were not just having this same exact conversation. I asked him about the pie-dogs / mostly white pits with the small brinlde patches ( I know you know what they are but others might not ) that they use to produce and that got us talking about colors ( Blues and such i'll leave it up to you to guess what he said ) and it came straight from him that they never produced red nosed dogs.

Almost all his dogs are brindle & white or fawn /buckskin colored , also the pie dogs have escaped him he said, hasn't seen one of those in years or a black and tan. Now i know he is getting on in years but boy.....he's gotta a hell of a memory. I love my sit downs with him, I can sit for hours and hours talking dogs with him. I by no means am Colby expert nor am I a best friend of sorts, just been doing business with him for quite some years now and before me he dealt with my uncle.

I will re-visit the red-nose chat and see if his memory sparks, though he did say it with conviction so i dont know . The Lightner dog might not have been Colby bred, you know J.P. bought alot of dogs right off the boat so it is possible that Lou is talking only Colby bred dogs ? We will see, im due to go bug him again to see my pup, 3-4 more weeks til he is home.yeah them pied dogs used to be so common in them,back in the day when you seen a pied dog first thought was i betcha that dog has a good bit of colby in it.and you just don't see many now a days.mainly now they are buckskin and such.but yeah i would be interested in hearing if that dog sold to Lightner was a colby dog or not.tell him ol Jesse says hello when you talk to him again.

[ColbyDogs]

yeah them pied dogs used to be so common in them,back in the day when you seen a pied dog first thought was i betcha that dog has a good bit of colby in it.and you just don't see many now a days.mainly now they are buckskin and such.but yeah i would be interested in hearing if that dog sold to Lightner was a colby dog or not.tell him ol Jesse says hello when you talk to him again.
Yea I hear ya, I see quite a few dogs and see some features and right off the bat I see Colby in them or what resembles Colby. He still throws alot of white and brindle just seem to be alot more brindle than white. And I will tell him the next time I see you said hi.

[dunlap]

They're still around, they're just few and far in between. But come to think of it, I dont think I've ever seen a red nosed colby...

Here's one of my colby's...well she mostly colby, her mom was pure colby and her dad was mostly colby with a little red devil in there. She's just about 40lbs.

this is her with my 5yr. old nephew (6 now but was 5 in the pic)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/dunlapspits/today014.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/dunlapspits/aaaaaaa038.jpg

yeah them pied dogs used to be so common in them,back in the day when you seen a pied dog first thought was i betcha that dog has a good bit of colby in it.and you just don't see many now a days.mainly now they are buckskin and such.but yeah i would be interested in hearing if that dog sold to Lightner was a colby dog or not.tell him ol Jesse says hello when you talk to him again.

[ColbyDogs]

They're still around, they're just few and far in between. But come to think of it, I dont think I've ever seen a red nosed colby...

Here's one of my colby's...well she mostly colby, her mom was pure colby and her dad was mostly colby with a little red devil in there. She's just about 40lbs.

this is her with my 5yr. old nephew (6 now but was 5 in the pic)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/dunlapspits/today014.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/dunlapspits/aaaaaaa038.jpg

Nice looking dog, and thats what were are talking about Pie colored.My Colby dogs are black brindle with a touch of white and my old male was very light brown brindle with very little white, my new pup is baiscally the same color with alot more white on him. Great picute nice example of the pie coloring.

[Scotsman]

I visited with L. Colby about 11 years ago with some friends. My bud asked him about Red Boy being a Colby dog. Got a pretty interesting answer.

[smokey024]

I visited with L. Colby about 11 years ago with some friends. My bud asked him about Red Boy being a Colby dog. Got a pretty interesting answer.
What was the answer?

[ColbyDogs]

yeah them pied dogs used to be so common in them,back in the day when you seen a pied dog first thought was i betcha that dog has a good bit of colby in it.and you just don't see many now a days.mainly now they are buckskin and such.but yeah i would be interested in hearing if that dog sold to Lightner was a colby dog or not.tell him ol Jesse says hello when you talk to him again.
OldTimer I got that answer. He told me that it was a rumor about Topsy being bred specifically for Lightner to have a red nose. He also said (Quote) Thats is some imagination people have ! No red nose Colby dogs were ever bred by J.P. or Lou. Those were his words.

And on the side note if its ok i'd like to hit you up with a PM after.

[Searcy Jeff]

If it wasn't true, why did he put it in his book? Just out of curiosity. :confused:

[ColbyDogs]

If it wasn't true, why did he put it in his book? Just out of curiosity. :confused:
I honestly do not recall that mentioned in his book, Lou stated that it was indeed mentioned by Stratton ( not sure if its in his book ) that J.P. bred a dog specifically for Lightner with a red nose but said it was not true. Lightner did get Topsy from J.P. that part is true.

[Searcy Jeff]

It is in Lou's book, that's why I'm confused. :confused: Oh well. Can you pm the answer on Redboy? :D