hounds

Alright, I know there has got to be somebody here that can tell me a thing or three about blue eyed bassets. I know its genetic but how often dose it occur and is it also associatied with health problems like the blue coat color?

shallhb

I don't know much about this, but I did see a beautiful blue eyed basset recently. He was a red and white, and being trained in obedience, since he couldn't show in conformation.

[ May 27, 2005, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: S. Hall ]

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Grace (puppy in training)
Bella, UD, VER, TD, RE, CGC
Pearl,UD, TDX, RE, CGC (Waiting at the Bridge)
Samantha, Theodore, CGC, Louella, Zeke and Arty, Bassets All; (All Waiting at the Bridge)

Aruuuu

Not sure about the relationship between blue eyes and health problems, but blue eyes in a basset are a major fault and the dog should not be used in breeding....

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hounds

Would you also cull the sire & dam from breeding? It was explained to me that the sire & dam both must carry the recessive blue eyed gene for the pups to have the blue eyes.