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ChrisJ wrote:


Anyway, some backyard breeders would look at Fawkes and say "Wow a White
Collie - That's a rare color!" and that's all that would matter. Some
show breeders would look at his head and ignore the rest since collies
judging is big on head qualities & expression. Some breeders would love
to breed to him just to bring CEA normal eyes and MDR 1 normal into
their lines. But IMHO, breeding needs to look at the whole picture.
Some things are not a gamble - any puppy from Fawkes will at least be
heterozygous for CEA normal eyes, MDR1 normal, Gray Collie non-carrier.
We don't know how likely it would be for puppies to inherit those feet.

Is there anything you can [try to] do to straighten up his feet? Is
there any potential cause (surfaces, nutrition, whatever) besides
inheritance/luck of the draw?

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