Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: white coat

["snowgoose" <dfrost@customcpu.com>]

Hi Jeanette,

> her natural coat color is ivory off white, however all my friends
> who show tell me she needs to be whiter if she going to be
> next to all white dogs.

Well, I don't know the politics in showing Pyrs, but I DO know that
off-white or even "biscuit color" is not a fault in Pyrs, so the judge (if
she's worth anything) is NOT going to mark you down on your Pyr not being
snowy white. Heck, you may just stand out in the crowd a tad better if you
aren't. They judge on conformation. So long as your dog meets to the color
standard of the breed (and yours does) it shouldn't make any difference at
all. I can't imagine bleaching a dog to a color that is NOT it's natural
shade. Now THAT I would fault if I were a judge! Again, being new to Pyrs,
I could be wrong.

JMO,
Deb Frost