MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT THE DACHSHUND PIEBALD PATTERN
Myth #1: Piebalds are a Fad, Brand
New and therefore a recent pattern in Dachshunds.
Fact: The existence of piebalds in
early breed history is well-documented in several dachshunds books from
Germany, England and the U.S. And, the First Official AKC Dachshund Standard
(1935) included the "white" dachshund! "Two-Colored Dachshund - . . . deep
black, chocolate, gray (blue), and
white; each with tan
markings. . . ". AKC's 1935 dachshund standard was
translated directly from the German Dachshund standard. But, Piebalds were
around way before this! The Piebald Pattern is a legacy of the breeds that
went into creating the dachshund that we know and love today! The pattern
has been carried recessively ever since!
~ For more information on the history of the piebald
pattern please
Click Here.
(This information was put together by Sandra Russell - Duchwood)
Myth #2: A Piebald Dachshund will
never win any AKC Conformation Events.
Fact: "Duchwood's
Cornerstone MS" (Corrie) is credited to be the first US
Champion Piebald Dachshund, finishing her AKC Championship in September
1995. (Though she had entered the U.S. show ring for the first time and won
points in 1994.) Other piebald champions have followed her example
over the years - 49 Piebald Champions To-Date! (That's 11 Championships completed
after the Breed Standard Revision in 2007!)
http://www.12many.com/duchwood/bitches.html
Good job Boundary!!! Boundary's owner is Tina Shepherd of Magnolia Dachshunds and her Handler is Lori Wilson. Awesome Job Guys! Thanks for the Update!
Way to go Piebalds!!!
~ If you'd like to see a few more Pictures of Champion Piebalds, Click Here ~
Fact: Only a very few double dapples are hard to distinguish from piebalds. Generally, there is a shading/dappling effect within the solid patches of double dapples. Plus, very few double dapples have totally dark eyes. Most double dapples have a blue eye or at least a partially blue eye. And, from what we've heard, the DCA already has well-written description of piebalds that would make judging them very easy.
Notice the Dappling Effect in the Colored Patches
And the Very Distinguishing Blue Eyes!
Also notice there are NO Ticking spots in the white
Notice the Solid Piebald Spots - no color variation
And the Dark Eyes
Notice the small black Ticking spots (Like Freckles)
Fact: There have been many piebald breeders who have proven this wrong. A few examples of this are pictured below. Puppy Pictures all the way up to Healthy Happy Adults!
Picture Complements of www.darnellsdachshunds.com
Fact: This is an unproven health risk in piebald. Several piebald dachshund show breeders are currently getting their breeding stock BAER-tested, and no piebalds, to date, have yet to show up with any hearing problems! Not to mention the hundreds of piebald dachshunds pictures in this petition, all looking to be very healthy examples of the breed!
Fact: As was stated with Myth #1, the Piebald Pattern is a legacy of the breeds that went into creating the dachshund that we know and love today! Most likely, the Solid Colored Dachshunds were created since early Dachshunds too closely resembled early Basset Hounds. So Dachshund breeders chose to emphasize the solid colors to distinguish between the two breeds. So if you are trying to "Protect the integrity of the dachshund breed" then you most definitely NEED to include the Piebald Dachshund!
Fact: By stating that DCA made a "MISTAKE" by describing piebalds in the illustrated standard is an insult to the people who worked hard to publish it. Also, the DCA Board had to approve its contents before it went out to the membership, so this is implying that those board members at the time were incompetent, too. This is also a slap in the face to those breeder/judges who have awarded piebalds with RWB, RWD, and AOM at several DCA National Specialities. Those long-time breeder/judges apparently considered these piebalds worthy DACHSHUNDS, regardless of their pattern.
Fact: First of all, why do we in the U.S. particularly care what other countries are doing or have done? And Secondly, Piebalds can be shown in Canada and several have completed their championships. Also, the Japanese Kennel Club allows piebalds to be shown and also has several champion piebalds. There is a piebald champion in Germany and a piebald breed winner in Italy.
Special Thanks to the Color Crisis Committee for the Information Posted here
