Re: [pyrnet] Leonberger?

["Janice Swenson" <janices@austin.rr.com>]

On 15 Jul 2000, at 18:42, clhenke@juno.com wrote:
> Janice, I've read in several books where they think the Pyr. was involved
> in the Newf.  Supposedlythat's where you see the Landseer coloration? 
> Just what I have read.  Cindy

Yes, that's been put in some books.  There's no proof that the pyr 
was involved in it's development.  It's believed that the original breed 
was developed as the result of basque fishermen sailing between 
Newfoundland and their homeland and bringing dogs into 
Newfoundland that were used for breeding to the local ones and I 
have a hard time fathoming that pyrs were used as dogs on fishing 
boats though it's believed that there were similar ancestors in some 
of the mastiffs.  The newf is one of the older breeds in existance.  
The newf as we know it today was developed largely in 19th 
century England and America.  Colors, solid black is dominant or 
BB.  The landseer is recessive to the solid black or bb, and is the 
result of the piebald gene which places the self-color on a white 
background.  Solid bronze is recessive to black and solid gray is a 
dilute of black.  


Janice, janices@austin.rr.com
Lana & Linsey (newfs), Sonny (pyr)  
http://home.austin.rr.com/janices
Hutto, TX