Alockridge wrote:
Its a gut up in West Virginia that has a line of purebreed black and tan's that come out chocolate colored
This is his web page
http://www.rexsblackdogkennels.com/WELL; A picture is worth a thousand words (an old saying) The Web Page shows good looking dogs; BUT; They are not products of old line purebred B&Ts
This Hidden gene that is being kept alive and reproduced would have came from an outside source.
When Breeding dogs, there are traits that breed true; if you want another trait, it has to be brought in from outside. A trait can't be created from what's there to start with.
A B&T hound without an added trait will be b&t colored.
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