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Bullistik K9's, LLC is home of the BEST in BLUES!! contact Dave & Trudy at
903-568-8051 to COLOUR YOUR WORLD! |
If
BLUE is your favorite color, and FRENCHIES are your passion,
then why not COLOUR YOUR WORLD!
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Question |
Are
the BLUE
French Bulldogs on your website purebred? |
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Answer |
YES!
our BLUE
Frenchies are purebred and have AKC registration papers. |
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Question: |
I
was told that BLUE French Bulldogs cannot be registered with the American Kennel
Club. Is this true |
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Answer: |
NO!
That is not true. The AKC will register any purebred Frenchie.
They do not discriminate against certain colors. In fact, if you go
to AKC's
website, you can find the list of French Bulldog color selections
that are available on AKC registration papers. AKC instructs breeders or puppy owners to select
the color that best describes the dog. In the case of BLUE brindle,
an accurate description would either be "gray & white
with brindle markings",
or "brindle & white" and in BLUE pied, the best selection to describe this color would be "gray & white
piebald" or "white & brindle piedbald". In the case of a blue masked, blue fawn, the choices
are limited so the most correct selection would be "fawn with black mask"
since there is no "dilute" alternative on the
registration form, and a blue mask, blue fawn is in actuality a black
mask fawn that carries the dilute gene that modifies the black mask
to blue. |
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Can
BLUE French Bulldogs be shown in AKC conformation events? |
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Answer: |
NOT WITHOUT CAUSING A
SCENE!
The breed Standard for the French Bulldog states the following in
regard to color: "Acceptable colors - All brindle, fawn, white, brindle and white, and any color except those which constitute
disqualification. All colors are acceptable with the exception
of solid black, mouse, liver, black and tan, black and white, and white
with black, which are disqualifications. Black means
black without a trace of brindle."
Unfortunately,
the standard is a bit ambiguous regarding color. On one hand, it
states that ALL BRINDLES and FAWNS are acceptable so one would assume that
BLUE
BRINDLE and/or BLUE FAWN would fall into this acceptable category. However, the
standard also states that a "Nose other than black, except
in the case of lighter colored dogs" is a disqualification.
BLUE brindle, BLUE fawn, and BLUE pied Frenchies have self-colored or
BLUE noses as the dilution gene 'lightens' the hair color as well as the
nose pigment, so this alone could pose a problem depending on how
any given judge interprets the standard on any given day. |
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Does
the Blue color affect the health or temperament of the dog? |
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Answer: |
No!
There is no factual biological data that supports the notion that any
particular coat color, including blue, is responsible for health or
temperament related issues in the French Bulldog breed. In fact,
the "Blue" French Bulldogs on our website have many
descendants that are cream, fawn, black mask fawn, fawn pied, brindle,
and brindle pied all of which are very common colors in the French
Bulldog breed. |
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What
causes the coat color to become BLUE? |
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Answer: |
The
dilution gene, d, is responsible for changing the black pigment to blue,
and fawn pigment to isabella. |
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Question: |
Is the MOUSE color
that is listed as a disqualifying color in the French Bulldog breed
standard a descriptive term for "blue"? |
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Answer: |
Unfortunately, there
is no factual or historical data available to adequately answer that
question. However, the dictionary defines 'mouse' as a rodent or a
computer pointing device; not a COLOR! There are some
misinformed individuals that insist MOUSE is the same as blue, but AKC has
358 recognized colors to describe the canine coat, and 'mouse' is not one
of them. Yet, there are multitudes of AKC recognized breeds
including the Chow, Shar-Pei, Italian Greyhounds, Chihuahua, Great Dane,
etc. that come in 'blue' and 'blue' is the term used to describe the dog's
color. 'Mouse' is not. Again, the French Bulldog breed standard is very
ambiguous and unclear in many aspects.......not just the color related
issues. |
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Question: |
Is AKC responsible for
choosing the colors that are available for use when registering your
French Bulldog? |
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Answer: |
No. The parent club, FBDCA, selects the colors that can be used to
describe the coat color and markings of the French Bulldog, and supplies
that information to the AKC for use on AKC registration documents. |
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Question; |
Are blue brindle,
blue mask blue fawn, or blue brindle pied separate and distinct colors? |
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Answer: |
NO! A blue brindle
(solid or pied) is simply a brindle dog that carries the "d" (dilute) gene
which causes the black hairs to lighten to blue, and fawn hairs to lighten
to isabella. A blue mask fawn
is a black mask fawn dog that carries the "d" (dilute) gene which causes
the black mask to be blue instead. Black mask fawn dogs can and
usually do have black tipping throughout their fawn coat, and these black
hairs will be blue on the blue mask fawn dog. |
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