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Date Posted: 11:40:13 11/22/09 Sun
Author: Jenny W
Subject: Re: I don't buy that one bit, and here is a common sense reason as to why
In reply to: Lee 's message, "I don't buy that one bit, and here is a common sense reason as to why" on 10:34:51 11/22/09 Sun

But remember Lee, we are talking about when the breed was being formalised and the rules were being set. Many at the time (and even now), felt that the Blue colouration came from Weimeraners as that was the only similar coloured dog they knew of maybe? There was absolutely no mention of Blue or Pie or Black in the original breed standard and it's my guess that few understood the complexities of the dilution gene at that time. The acceptable colours were Red, Yellow and Brindle, so in the quest to gain uniformity, nothing else was registered or brought to appraisal.

My sister bought her Blue Brindle Boerboel from a pet shop 4 years ago. The dog was bred by an SABT breeder but the dog was not registered (or should I say, in possession of a Birth Certificate), even though it had a full pedigree and its litter mates were. The old ways still persist in some minds.

It might be an idea for you to get in touch with some of the old breeders. I was told by Lucas van der Merwe that his family had been breeding Boerboel type dogs at Mizpah farm since settling there in 1860. Several of the older breed officionados talk of their parents and grandparents breeding Boerboels. There are written accounts of Boerboels being used against the British during the Boer wars. There are photographs of Boerboel type dogs from the 1920s and 1930s. There were cetainly Boerboel type dogs around for a long time before 1983 and I don't think they came out of someone's imagination overnight.

What recent outcross do you think was used and when do you think it came in?

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