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<<There, they claim that he is not arrouye, rather they dub
him a "red head." >> If you read farther down the thread, note senior European judges/authorities such as Alain Pecoult and Guido Massimello consider him Arrouye. << I don't know a lot about arrouye, but I thought it was a dark red-rust color (that darkens with age unlike most Pyr pigmentation). >> Sort of. Arrouye doesnt fade. It is possibly EE. The presence of a melanistic mask (EmEm) can be debated I guess. But remember that other colours can stay dark too. Heavy markings are not that uncommon in the breed. <<I did think that it had to do with the color of the markings showing under the extreme white spotting pattern....>> That is right. The best theory currently is that Pyreneans have an extreme white spotting pattern (sw ). This website illustrates well how the coat colour patterns manifest: http://abnormality.purpleflowers.net/genetics/white.htm <<Wouldn't roan affect the visibly pigmented areas of the dog, rather than the white that covers up the pigment?>> Dogs with a roaning pattern (T locus) are generally born white (extreme white spotting) and then develop the colour pattern later - on the white areas. It is opposite to Pyreneans which generally are born with stronger colour which fades. The white on a Pyrenean will stay white. Tracy Bassett Espinay Pyrenean Mountain Dogs "Putting te Breed before breeding" Gunning NSW Australia mobile: 0412167278 email: info@espinay.com web: www.espinay.com ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16850) http://www.pctools.com ======= |