@elbrant said in Two blue eyes female Basenji:
Makes total sense.... but then, shouldn't we be calling it a "dilute" red/white as opposed to a cream? White paws and tail tip are, after all, specifically a breed standard.
@zande said in Two blue eyes female Basenji:
But the point is, elbrant, the colour cream is NOT in the breed standard.
There are only two colors for all dogs -- black and red -- and natural genetic mutations will change how these combine to produce other colors. So a "cream" or "dilute red" is most definitely in the Basenji gene pool. It's just a recessive for dilution which isn't super prevalent. Seems unproductive to worry too much about it.
At the end of the day it's just a color. Plus it's just very subjective. Plenty of Basenjis have a dilute red coat. This might be described as a "red and white" coat unless it's further on the tail of the distribution in which case some might describe it as a "dilute red" or "cream" coat. And speaking of tails, most Basenji coats which are described as "red and white" are are "tri" coats given the black on the tail. So the designation of a "Tri" coat is more about pattern than color.
DNA will accurately tell you whether a given pup is a Basenji. Using color seems anachronistic.
@donc - Black on the tail means they are tri factored (the tri gene is recessive), it is not a tri coat they are red & white with the tri gene factor, meaning if bred to a tri or another red & white with a tri factor they can produce either tri or reds. Tri is a color, it is not a pattern. And many born with black on the tail will lose that black as they age. And there is no disqualification for color in Basenji, in fact other than missing testicle there is no disqualification in the Basenji standard as far as showing.
It seems the topic of Cream Basenjis came up right here on this forum back in 2009... Cream Basenjis
Coat colour is an interesting topic. That which we don't prefer we select against. At least in Basenjis it isn't a disqualification. A good dog, like a good horse, is never a bad colour!!
@tanza said in Two blue eyes female Basenji:
@donc - Black on the tail means they are tri factored (the tri gene is recessive), it is not a tri coat they are red & white with the tri gene factor, meaning if bred to a tri or another red & white with a tri factor they can produce either tri or reds. Tri is a color, it is not a pattern. And many born with black on the tail will lose that black as they age. And there is no disqualification for color in Basenji, in fact other than missing testicle there is no disqualification in the Basenji standard as far as showing.
Tri and R&W are homozygous DD (for dilution) and homozygous kk (for black). All that is left to differentiate them is the Agouti gene which determines pattern. Since at the Agouti locus the red pattern is dominant over the tri pattern, you are correct that a R&W bred to another R&W or to a Tri can produce a Tri. But the agouti locus is about pattern not color, so you are incorrect in saying that "Tri is a color".
Please post pictures of your little girl! She sounds just beautiful, and we love all kinds of Basenjis and even Basenji "wannabes" here.
Thank you all for the info and kind words! She’s so wonderful. I am working on uploading her photos!
Thank you for the pictures. And I wouldn't call her "cream". Just a light shade of red. The eyes are fascinating. I would be very tempted to name her "Blue"!
Hello! Thank you.
She’s such a sweet girl. Yes I was wrong to call her cream but have learned so much in this thread, thank you!!
@annejanine
What is her name? She is so precious. Her eyes are captivating and mesmerizing - they are just gorgeous! 
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@annejanine
HAZEL - is a PERFECT name! She is adorable! 
What. A. Sweetheart. Love her right rear thigh. Eyes are just fascinating. Not seeing cream myself, but she's gorgeous. 
@annejanine She's adorable!! And look, she's already asking for you to let her run without the leash! 
Who are her mom and dad ? I should love to trace where Hazel gets her colouring from. And the eyes.
She is still a red and white, even if it is a very pale red. There must be a hint at least in her pedigree of how she happens to have such coloration.
