Re: [pyrnet] eye color

["Ian Spencer-Brown" <ian@startrax.enta.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robyn Allwright" <ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net>
To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:36 PM
Subject: RE: [pyrnet] eye color


> According to the Illustrated Standard the following describes the standard
> for eyes:
>
> EYES: MEDIUM SIZED, ALMOND SHAPED, SET SLIGHTLY OBLIQUELY, RICH DARK
BROWN.
> EYELIDS ARE CLOSE FITTING WITH BLACK RIMS
>
> I have always been told the lighter eyes was a sign of poor breeding, and
> should be judged as a fault.  One of the rescues we had last year had the
> amber eyes.  After being use to seeing the dark brown eyes, you do a
double
> take to make sure it really is a pyr.
>
This is not a criticism, The UK standard is exactly the same.
 What would you say was oblique?
As you look at the dog should the "obliqueness" be----- Looking at the right
eye should it run from top right to bottom left, or top left to bottom
right?
Ian