Re: [pyrnet] Black Pyrenees

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

On 7 Jul 2002 at 10:41, Dan Lane wrote:
> OK, folks, I've heard this twice now and just have to ask the
> 'authorities'. We raise working Pyrs and are not into the whole show
> circuit and I don't keep up with champions, bloodlines etc.  However,
> we have been told twice that there is a recessive black gene in Pyrs
> and that there are occasional black Pyrs.  Please tell me that I'm not
> deluded when I think that Pyrs should be white with, perhaps, some
> grey, brown or black markings!! 

You're not delusional.  I've lost count of how many times my newfoundlands get 
referred to as black great pyrs or black and white great pyrs or vice versa that 
someone has white newfs.  

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