You AUSSIES Must Be COLOR-Blind

   The dogs pictured above are a perfect example of how a breeder should be COLOR-blind when he/she makes decisions about future litters. The dog at the top left is the culmination of choices made by an Australian breeder in the pursuit of excellence. The dog identified as (G)-- perhaps for gorgeous? --"journeyed" from Sydney, Australia to his forever home in Canada, where he has already attained his Canadian championship at a tender age. One hopes and expects to see great things happen in the future.
   His sire (F) is a magnificent born-gold dog; his dam (E) is a cream by birth. The paternal grandfather (D) is likewise a cream-coated Golden imported from Sweden. He was mated to a top-winning gold bitch (C). On the left below is (B-- everybody knows my name, Ritzilyn Brandon) who was bred to (A)-- a light gold bitch and champion in her own right. Together they are responsible for bitch (E).
   Of the youngster's 14 relatives in his three-generation pedigree, I was able to identify a dozen in photographs. Six were cream-coated Goldens, while six were clearly born gold.
   No less than four of his elders were BISS winners in Australian shows. And his background-- in addition to the renowned Ritzilyn Brandon -- includes Erinderry Gaelic Minstrel, Inassicas Song of Songs, Perrimay Hugo of Fenwood and Ritzilyn Cockney Robin. Not too shabby a heritage.