You were lucky and that's great. For others reading though it does underline the importance of finding breeders that know and give all the relevant information though, particularly regarding parentage/health testing etc., as it may not always work out so well.
out of interest what do you mean by that.
also just googled sire side and his mum was black and his dad was golden. would he not carry the black that passes on?? this is all interesting but at the same time confusing (genetics)
A lot of people read the threads on this forum, both members and non-members, so we (moderators) need to point out that while it can sometimes work out ok if a breeder isn't perhaps as clear as they should have been and/or the buyer may not have been sure of what questions to ask, that may not always be the case and it's worth being aware of what to ask and check for when you speak to a breeder and/or go to view a litter - particularly when it comes to parentage and health testing as I said as these really are extremely important.
Would who not carry the black that passes on sorry, do you mean the liver dog or the sable one? If the sable one then yes, he could carry and pass on black as I said in one of my posts above "
I *think* the dog would be either Bbeheh or BBeheh to appear as sable so could then pass on the black B gene (or it could be BB/Bb and then A/a something depending on where they think the sable gene appears!)" . If the bitch is actually a black tricolour though its a moot point as the black could/would have come from both of them. If you meant the liver dog though then no, he cannot carry or pass on black regardless of what colour his parents are as genetically he can
only be bb (so no B black gene present).
