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I am located in Swanton Ohio juse west of Toledo.
The breeder I got her from thinks she could be either she said to waight until she shead out to really see if she keeps any of the black. To me it looks more like a Grulla color then black or even a really really dark red and both parents are red. Her dam is a very deep red. I did not get to see either parent this time up there as they where both back with the handler and being shown.
I want to get her reg. as I want to enter her in a show in June and the close date is mid may so that really does not give me a lot of time depening on how long it takes them to get everything done. I also have anouther pup I need to send paper work in on however there is no doubt of her color. Not much choise in Goldens. I just do not what to pay the extra to change it if it is incorrect.
This is what I got from one of the sites listed here. Now assuming this is the correct path of inharitance then the only way to have a sable pup is to 1 have a sable parent or having a black basied parent where the modifier is hiden. Althoug I would also think that since it is a modifier and needs the black gene to be expressed then it could hide in that way also.
Oh well does not matter I will reg. her as a red and white and if someone says somthing then I will worry about it. I know from my showing experiance that the show commities are not very good at makeing sure the animals match their papers.
Heidi
"Sable is a dominant modifier gene. Sabling causes a pattern of black-tipped red hair on the body. The pigmentation is normal black. The sable pattern typically forms a black cap on the forehead and may include a black shoulder shawl and saddle on the back.
Most red Cardigans express some amount of random black hairs in their coat. A true sable may have some random black hairs also, but unless the red hair is black tipped and forms a pattern, this is not a true sable.
It is theorized that a sable must carry the black gene in order to express its color. I have found this to be true in my breeding program. Since sable is only expressed on red hair, a brindle or black may carry the sable modifier without expressing it."
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