11"

11 lbs.

White

White is a recessive. White is always born "White" and never "turns white". White is pure white. You can almost always find a yellow or cream hair or even a yellow stripe down the center of the back or yellow ears. There is NO pure white like seen on a PARTI color. White is an absence of color in the hair shafts but it's also a "masking" color. Every white is carrying the gene to make it produce exactly like the color it's "masking". For instance, a white masking for Salt/Pepper will sport the banded hair shafts in the guard coat. The absence of banded hairs tells you the dog is not a Salt/Pepper and can be any other color. The only way to tell is to breed the dog. White masking to Black/Silver bred to a Black/Silver will produce 100% Black/Silver, unless the Black/Silver is also carrying White. In other words, whatever the white is masking for, it will produce in the same manner as that color.

SPECIAL NOTE:

White is not a Dapple Gene nor a Harliquin or Dalmation Spotted Gene. "White" in Miniature Schnauzers is the exact gene as in the White Poodle.

Those who have what they call a "turned White". These are Salt/Pepper expressing an extreme fading gene. They were born Salt/Pepper and will be a genetic Salt/Pepper their entire lives. A genetic "White" bred to an "Ice White" will produce 100% White every time. The "turned White" color will breed like a Salt/Pepper.

A White Miniature for "show" purpose is pure Ice White. This color is achieved by selecting the whitest pup out of a litter and breeding it to the whitest mate continuing that until the Ice White color is obtained. This can be done from any color or combination of color stock carrying the White gene. Ice White bred to Ice White will produce all Ice White.

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