Black and Tan Shibas

Comments

• ljowen123

  March 2009 edited November -1

  the smaller local shows usually have a couple of B&T's - I think judges tend to favor reds because that is what they are used to seeing.
• PLwarped59

  March 2009 edited March 2009

  Black and tans are harder to show, thats why you see way more Reds in shows. Riverview Acres specializes in Black and tans. Fallscreek Shibas also has awesome black and tans.
• Calia

  March 2009 edited November -1

  http://kwontumleap.com/KwontumLeapShibas.html
  
  http://www.riverviewacres.com/
  
  Some links to two breeders that have quite a few B&T
• lindsayt

  March 2009 edited March 2009

  EDIT-I ment Sanshou Shibas in Oregon has some nice B&T/tri. There are a few more breeders in Oregon that also have them.
  
  It is hard to get this coat colour just right for the ring, so this has resulted in less desirable breeding practices IMO, which actually in part stopped me from purchasing a particular dog I was interested in. In this case I do feel AKC is encouraging a beauty pageant mindset because the flashiest and showiest B&T/tri is the one that has a better chance of catching the judges eye up against some nice average reds, even though that is actually going against the breed standard (and ideal temperment) for B&T/tri. Conversely, a more correct B&T/tri against an average red has less chance of winning from what I have gathered because the judges are not as familiar with this colour.
• Nekopan

  March 2009 edited November -1

  Heh, the show world is so small. I contacted Fallscreek Shibas and she told me she's friends with Katja.
• PLwarped59

  March 2009 edited March 2009

  Tina from Fallscreek is also friends with the woman im getting my puppy from, she also breed the father.