Lozzibear

When you say 'red factored', do you mean carrying the red gene? It all depends on his family... it is difficult with yours though because neither parent were red, unless other pups were red. If other pups are red, then there is a high chance that your pup will carry red because both parents must be carrying it. Although, your pup carrying red can never be a guarantee. When were the last red dogs in your dogs lines? My BC has a mum who was a blue merle and red dad. Obviously his dad has to have two red genes. His mum would be hard to tell though, if it hadn't been for the breeding knowing her parents... one of which was a red. So, the breeder knew she HAD to carry the red gene, even if she doesn't express it herself. There were some black pups in my dogs litter, so they all HAVE to carry the red gene because of their dad. Knowing the colours in your dogs line can help you work out roughly what chance there is, but you can't know for sure unless you were to actually breed him to find out (or do a genetic test but that seems a bit extreme).

Thank you for the welcome everyone

Hi everyone, I am a new member so thought I would introduce myself, and my two dogs My name is Lauren, and I live in Scotland. My BC boy has made me love the breed (I loved them already but he well and truly sealed the deal!) and this place looks great to have many a talk about this wonderful breed! First I have my BCx, Jake. He is 4 and was from a local rescue centre. I got him when he was 8 weeks old, and his 'breeder' handed him in because they hadn't intended to ever breed. He has been a fabulous dog, but boy is he hard work! We have had many challenging times, and he still is, but he is far better and I am so proud of him He had TPLO surgery on Monday, and is making a great recovery - although, he is proving to be somewhat difficult to keep quiet. He has handled the whole experience better than I could ever have hoped for. Then, I have my BC boy, Arrow. He is 16 months old, and is the first dog I have ever bought from a breeder. He is absolutely brilliant... He is absolutely bonkers but he is wonderful, and he is soooooo well behaved... I learned my mistakes from Jake, so I made sure to not do it again with Arrow! He fits me perfectly, and is exactly what I want in a dog... It will only be BCs for me from now on! This is my boy, Jake... And my beautiful boy, Arrow...