For The Love of
Willie
Bred-Owned & Loved By
Barbara Davis/Legend Chihuahuas
updated: 10/06/2007
Many people have emailed asking for permission to link to this page.
Any of you that wish to link this site to your own may do so. The only thing
we
ask is to remember these photos are copywritten and may NOT be used on any
other site, lists, etc. without permission.
Thank you,
Kathy Hinderliter
NEW
The CCA membership voted October 6, 2007 to revise the Chihuahua Standard
making the Merle Pattern a disqualification. (Pending AKC
Approval)
This is documentation of one breeder's experience in breeding Merle
Chihuahuas.
We ask you, is it worth it? She didn't think so...and is NO LONGER
breeding for this Pattern.
All of the 7 live Merles were placed.
Note: Barbara had 5 litters of Merles. Sixteen puppies were born (15
were Merles). Nine merles died
at birth or shortly after. There were a total of seven live Merles produced.
NOT 30 as has been stated over the Internet. Barbara, has asked that
this be clarified.
Here is a 4-LB, 4-year-old NON merle next to a 7-month-old merle puppy that
was already 7 lb.
They share grandpas on the NON merle side.
Below is the Merle Chihuahua used to produce the Merles shown on these pages next to the Grand Sire to all the puppies pictured?
Here is a picture of a 4-year-old 4 LB NON merle who is the son of the red boy above next to merle puppy sired by the merle above.
5 year old grown Chihuahua next to a 6 month old merle puppy.
Grown Chihuahuas next to a 8-month-old merle puppy.
What's wrong with this picture?
A 5 LB mama and her 2 week old puppy.
Birth |
16 Weeks |
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6 months pictured with sire.
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Here is the photo of the Merle Chihuahua Barb bought in 1995 from Dave Webb and sold that same year due to size. While a child is holding him, this dog weighed 8 pounds when this photo was taken.
Note: Not much difference from this one and the Merles Barb bred in 2002.
Here is the same dog pictured with 4 adult (1 - 1 1/2 years of age) Chihuahuas...he is 5 months old in this photo.
Below are photos of the two Merle Chihuahuas that were found by Barbara and her Vets to be blind and deaf:
Willie-right eye |
Willie-left eye |
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Bubbles-right eye |
Bubbles-left eye |
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Bubbles progress from birth.
All 4 photos are of Bubbles as her eye sight diminished.
Here is a real heart breaker...watch this dogs growth real close.
Red Smooth Merle at birth |
Red Smooth Merle 8 weeks |
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Same Merle at 12 weeks |
Same Merle at 6 months |
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VERY SAME |
Is This Breed Type? Not hardly. 12 lbs at maturity.
While this dog Cerfed Normal...could you look into those eyes on a daily basis?
This puppy is a few minutes old, 8 ounces and from a 5 pound Momma.
He died shortly after this photo was taken.
Notice the eye socket facing.
"Above All Do No Harm"
Dedicated To Willie.
Willie's Mother (above) was CERF'd at 6 years of age and was normal.
CERF#CH-167
Merle Pattern
Countries that have banned registration of the
merle pattern in Chihuahuas.
New Zealand, Australia & The United Kingdom (England, Scotland &
Wales)
Countries that have revised their standards to make the
merle pattern a disqualification in the Chihuahua Show Ring.
Germany, Canada (effective 1/1/2008), & USA (pending AKC approval)
Countries that are in the process of revising their standard to disqualify
the merle pattern in Chihuahuas.
South Africa
Informative Links
"Merle Chihuahuas- time to call a halt"
PNAS Merle in Canines Texas A&M University
Field Guide to Aussie Eye Defects
Geneva's
Pomeranians-Pigment and Health
Informative Sites that Link to this Page
Picasso Chihuahuas- Very easy to understand merle information.
Merle Chihuahuas- Lots of merle and genetic information on this site.
Permission to use these photos was granted to Kathy Hinderliter by Barbara Davis/Legend Chihuahuas
Copyright Infringement Actively Pursued.
All Photographs and content © Copyright 2004-2008
Kathy Hinderliter / Kandee Chihuahuas
& Barbara Davis / Legend Chihuahuas and may not be used elsewhere
without written permission.