QUOTE(crazymouse_yyh @ Sep 26 2007, 03:16 PM)
Hoho.... one BIG BIG info that person missed out. White MS cannot be registered under MKA, so won't have cert. Same with White boxer! Even if their parents got cert and all, the colour is disqualified from breeding and also showing. So it really has little value to dog shows and in US or some other countries, they always give away the white dogs that got no cert as FREE or with a small adoption fee. Even if she wanna sell, RM800 is still ok.... but to jack it up to RM1k or more, that is plain ridiculous....
Some breeders cheat with cert also. If the puppy is born white, they will cheat the cert by showing MKA another puppy but that puppy is Salt and Pepper.... then in the cert, it won't actually be true coz it is registered for a salt and pepper instead of a white.
White dogs that are borned to standard colours normally are born with the lack of the pigmentation gene. So breeding them is a big NO to lessen this mutation gene.
That seller is bogus, I guess she wants to make extra money. You know what, could you please post this at that thread? Then after you post, I will close it coz the selling trade is like a lie already and it is not allowed in LYN.
I have already posted in the garage sales thread as requested.
Very true regarding the certificate on white MS... I was lazy explaining to the seller regarding this, and she keep insisted it is very rare, and one with cert can sell at 3-4k. There might be cases where the white MS have cert written as "Salt & Pepper"... but that is just not right in my opinion.
Quote from Wikipedia
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Additionally, although "White" is not listed as a color option on an American Kennel Club Miniature Schnauzer registration form, white Miniature Schnauzers can be successfully AKC registered by writing in "White" (instead of selecting a standard color), entering the code number of "199", and submitting 2 color close up 3x5 photographs (Front and side views)of the animal along with the registration form as long as both parents are AKC registered.[
And some sources says that White MS is not mutation or albino, or anything... White occurs when they tried to create the mini version of the standard schnauzer, by crossbreeding Poodle, Miniature Pinscher, or Affenpinscher... whatever reason, part of that breed's characteristics are inherited through the DNA structure whether it be color, structure, working ability, temperament, disease, or any other inherited trait.