{"id":12917,"date":"2017-03-30T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=12917"},"modified":"2017-03-30T06:00:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T05:00:54","slug":"thursday-30th-march-2017-the-genetics-of-coat-markings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2017\/03\/30\/thursday-30th-march-2017-the-genetics-of-coat-markings\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 30th March 2017 &#8211; The genetics of coat markings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is really an excuse to show you another lovely puppy picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously humans have genes which affect their hair colour, but the don\u2019t usually end up with the interesting markings that we do. I want you to look closely at this lovely photo of puppies. Now I realise that\u2019s not particular hardship for most of you. Now tell me which is the Entlebucher!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Katies-pups-1024x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12918\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you give any answer other than none of them then you\u2019d be wrong. These puppies all have the same parents. Their dad is a Border Collie and their mum is a black and tan Kelpie. They even live on a continent where I don\u2019t think there are any Entlebuchers yet. However, they have produced a lovely puppy who could pass as one of us on markings. They have also produced lots of other patterns of lovely puppies and we\u2019re just lucky they are so far away as my Master would otherwise want the one who has been called Panda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess many years ago, like humans, we were all closely related and share much of the same DNA. It is always interesting to see how that can come out apparently at random.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, back to my original point. Isn\u2019t it amazing how nature can come up with all our lovely patterns. It\u2019s all do with our genes and which ones dominate. I\u2019d like to wish these wonderful little puppies every happiness in their future homes. Like us they are working dogs, but unlike us they are likely to get to do a hard day\u2019s work and it\u2019s great that they are ready to take on these important challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget there are still a couple of days to sign up for the early discounts for the Gosi tracker. Their Kickstarter project runs until the end of tomorrow and you can find out all about this exciting new product <a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/2017\/03\/03\/friday-3rd-march-2017-an-exciting-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find short stories to read at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfiedog.com\">www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book as well as our other books are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=rosemary%20j%20kind\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This is really an excuse to show you another lovely puppy picture. 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