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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
I would say that the USA has a large number of mismarked Corgis produced from many different types of breeders.
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Well you can say that, but you wouldn't necessarily be right and it depends on which breed you are talking about too. Cardigans allow for much more white than do Pembrokes and mismarks are not unusual in litters across the board - usually in the form of half masks - color not surrounding the eye.
In Pembrokes, really very few mismarks seem to occur proportionately. In all the dogs I have had come through as rescues, I've had one - a boy with body white. I have seen just one Pem with white ear, although I do know of one other. In January at the Polar Bear Picnic I saw my first half mask Pem. I have seen 3 or 4 Pems with white on their stifle. I've seen exactly two whitlies, although I've seen pictures of a third. I have a foster dog that is a bluie, which I took to a club meeting for "show and tell" because outside of maybe one other club member no one had ever seen one. Of the membership on GC, I think there is only one on here. I do know of a couple of horsey corgi breeders who did use a bluie for stud though. These numbers are over 15 years or so time and observing corgis at specialties, picnics - twice a year (where #'s can approach near 100 corgis at one time some years). all the rescues I've had and browsed on Petfinders.
Debbie