Re: Panda shepherds

[Justine&Rafe]

If, as they say, it is a genetic mutation, unless it was hugely dominant – which I don’t gather that it is, or else all of Frankie’s puppies would be “panda”, then it’s not exactly a good idea to go selectively breeding for it.  The gene pool (of one original maternal line – Frankie’s) is obviously tiny, and although Frankie may be in good health, it’s never a good idea to breed for a rare coat colour, as a few generations down the line, healthwise, things could get v messy.

This is why yellow flat-coats, although in existence (and very pretty), are not allowed to be registered as flat-coats, and are not to be bred from.