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posted 03-09-2004 02:50 PM         

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I would like to know the health problems associated with this color. Are they prone to certain health factors other colors don't. I've never been into these new designer colors, but have seen kennels breeding dogs to get these colors. All for money with little regard to the health problems they may be perpetuating. Some people even breed Albinos.

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posted 03-09-2004 05:13 PM         

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Some are just really light blues, usually made by breeding blue to blue, and over time the dogs have less pigment than earlier dogs. Others are like weimeraners (sp?) and are actually liver dilutes, they have a pinkish (sometimes almost purpleish) nose. You really don't run into too many problems simply from the color being what it is, most problems are more from people breeding ONLY for color to get those dogs, disregarding everything else. With any dilutes, there is a possibility of color dilute alopecia (CDA, causes thinning of the coat, sometimes an affected dog will be completely bald), though I don't know how prevalent it is in APBTs.

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posted 03-10-2004 08:21 AM         

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Actually, silver is really a "True" Blue Fawn. Fawn is a color used to create blues. When you breed fawns with blacks, there's a possibility that you could get a dark blue pup. So when you breed two blues, they often throw fawns, blacks, and blue fawns. A lot of people call these "plain fawns" blue fawns because they come from blue breedings, and sometimes have blue noses, but they are really just fawns. A "True Blue Fawn" is a light fawn who's entire coat has a blue tint that makes them appear silver in sunlight. They are actually more rare than blue. The breeders of these dogs are getting slick. By calling the plain fawns, blue fawn, it's leaving an opening for the real blue fawns to be called a silver, so people would be willing to pay more money for a so called "New Color". This color has been around since people started breeding blues. There are different shades of blue, some are almost black, and some are light grey. I think goob was talking about the light grey because all blue fawns or should i say silvers have pink noses and pink eye lids.

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posted 03-10-2004 09:19 AM         

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won't you run into health problems when breeding for any trait like color, head size, or any popular fad? IMO i think its silly to breed bulldogs for color.

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posted 03-10-2004 11:20 AM         

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That really depends on the breeding program. Just cause they are only breeding for color or a specific trait does'nt mean the dogs will be unhealthy. A lot of these breeders are line breeding and if they start with healthy foundation dogs, line breeding actually locks out any problems. But if the foundation dogs are not healthy, then of course, it locks the health problems into the blood line.

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