> The black is always dominant to red but a Black and Tan > and a Tricolor can "carry" red and pass that on to any offspring. If the > Black and Tan "carries" red, then when bred to another Black and Tan or > Tricolor that also "carries" red, you may get a Ruby. And if the Black and > Tans also "carry" the recessive broken-color gene, then you could get a > Blenheim from the two Black and Tans. But you are right in that, when > breeding Blenheims and Rubys, you will never get a Black and Tan or a > Tricolor.
Thanks, Jackie and all, Sorry for my simple-minded questions, but that's the kind of mind I have. So it's easy to get dogs with red, but B&Ts and tri's make it a roll of the dice. Now the other can of worms--- is parti color dominant over whole color? -- Barb Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Island, Texas ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
