How Much More Work Do I Have?

This is true only in the AKC. Here are the standards from both ADBA and UKC

ADBA Standard:
VII. Tail and Coat 5 points

A. Coat

1. Skin thick and loose around neck and chest, tight fitting elsewhere, showing vertical folds around the neck and chest even in a well exercised animal.

2. Short and bristled, the gloss showing overall health of the animal.

3. Color or any combination of colors, except for colors or color patterns known to be genetically linked to health problems.

B. Tail

1. Thick at the base, tapering to the point. It’s length should have the tail extending to the point of the hock.

2. Hang down like a pump handle when relaxed.

Major faults: Merle color pattern or albinism. (White dog, blue or pink eyes, lacks pigment)

Faults: Longer coat, fringed hair on tail or elsewhere, bobbed tail or any tail other than straight.

Disqualifications: Man aggression, one sided or both sided cryptorchid, spayed or neutered dogs


UKC Standard:
Color

• Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable, except for merle.
  
  Disqualification: Merle

 

Does this mean it has to have all of these traits to be a major fault, or does it just have to have one?

 

that is a beautiful dog!

 

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Merle is a disqualification, and then also albinism. Albinism being all white(no pigment), and either blue or pink eyes. You can't have an albino merle.

And thank you for the complement diva.

 

I knew you couldn't have a merle albino (Although I'm sure people have tried :rolleyes: ). I was just wondering if it was saying that albinos are a fault (which I knew) AND a dog that was all white. It's not that clear how it's written.

 

To clear it up a bit, the dog has to be considered albino. Albino is a dog that is white with pink skin and blue or pink eyes (showing all of these traits at once).

 

curious is to why rocksteady was banned? is she a puppymiller?...

i remember she always got on everyones case.

 

I would hope for what ever reason she got banned it would be between her and the management of this forum......however I do not believe "puppymiller" is appropriate here.

Rocksteady has always been there for me, I hope she will get the privacy she deserves with this question.

No offense to any one.

 

Stop lying Hemi, she never "got on" anyones case. She is not a puppy miller and nor was she ever. She is a straight person and usually knows what she's talking about.