THE COLOR BLUE
I was talking with a few australian breeders today, and they told me that a bunch of bulldogge breeders in australia want to get some blue dogs over there. It always bothers me when people commit an act, and then research the action after the deed is done. Far too many people learn about the blue (blue tri, tri,) gene AFTER they breed with it. Heres the scoop: The color Blue in bu...lldogges is a disease. It is a connective tissue disorder. It is a color dilution a.k.a. alopecia. Alopecia means hairlessness. Breeding for the blue color or breeding blue to blue (or blue to anything) causes dogs to have dull, patchy coat which can grow to areas of the dog that have permanent hair loss. The hair folicles are abnormal. you may think: I saw a blue bulldog and his skin was fine, or I had a litter of blue pups and they were fine. Here's the thing: It doesn't always happen right away and the same way to every dog! The more the dilution ( the lighter the "color") the sooner you will see issues. Hair loss, dry scaly skin, bacterial infection (folliculitis), are all common issues within dogs who are diluted. This clears up temporarily with antibiotics, but the affected area is very slow to regrow hair, or remains hairless.
Besides the skin problems, the dog itself will survive, but this color dilution is passed on to any offspring, and continues to grow stronger with each generation, affecting more and more dogs. It opens up doors to other issues and diseases. breeders and buyers must look past the color of the dog. As bulldoggers, we need to be "color blind"
I was talking with a few australian breeders today, and they told me that a bunch of bulldogge breeders in australia want to get some blue dogs over there. It always bothers me when people commit an act, and then research the action after the deed is done. Far too many people learn about the blue (blue tri, tri,) gene AFTER they breed with it. Heres the scoop: The color Blue in bu...lldogges is a disease. It is a connective tissue disorder. It is a color dilution a.k.a. alopecia. Alopecia means hairlessness. Breeding for the blue color or breeding blue to blue (or blue to anything) causes dogs to have dull, patchy coat which can grow to areas of the dog that have permanent hair loss. The hair folicles are abnormal. you may think: I saw a blue bulldog and his skin was fine, or I had a litter of blue pups and they were fine. Here's the thing: It doesn't always happen right away and the same way to every dog! The more the dilution ( the lighter the "color") the sooner you will see issues. Hair loss, dry scaly skin, bacterial infection (folliculitis), are all common issues within dogs who are diluted. This clears up temporarily with antibiotics, but the affected area is very slow to regrow hair, or remains hairless.
Besides the skin problems, the dog itself will survive, but this color dilution is passed on to any offspring, and continues to grow stronger with each generation, affecting more and more dogs. It opens up doors to other issues and diseases. breeders and buyers must look past the color of the dog. As bulldoggers, we need to be "color blind"
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