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Post by al0309 on Mar 26, 2018 15:02:44 GMT -8
Will someone explain to me to correct standard for a pied, and maybe show some pictures of any correctly marked pied? I understand what a pied is, but want to know/see what one would look like that would show well. Thanks in advance!
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Post by flora7suzy4ever on Mar 26, 2018 15:06:38 GMT -8
I think this is right:white spot on the forehead and full white ruff and white belly and tail tip
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Post by Shooting Star on Mar 26, 2018 16:23:41 GMT -8
Either a white spot on nose and forehead, or (preferably) a blaze running from nose to collar. Full white collar around the neck. Four white feet. White tail tip. At least 1/4 of the tail length, but not more than 1/2. No white hairs in the colored portion of the tail. (Self-bellied gerbils will have white on the belly; these markings are not judged as part of the standard.) Other white markings that "form a pleasing pattern" are permitted but not ideal. No more than 50% of the topcoat (the areas that would be colored on a regular Agouti) may be white. Any colored fur in the required white markings is a fault. This is one of mine that went on to become a champion. Her markings would be better if she had a blaze, her collar were wider, and the white went further up her tail. agsgerbils.org/Shows/virtual2015/2015/08/19/female-pied-agouti-pied_05/This male has excellent head and neck markings: agsgerbils.org/Shows/virtual2015/2015/08/17/male-pied-agouti-pied_04/
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Post by al0309 on Mar 28, 2018 9:00:49 GMT -8
Thank you Shooting Star! As far as the collar goes, are interesting colored portions permitted? Also, one of my pied blacks has a heart shaped collar. There are black/white portions between the heart outline. Would he still be considered a pied?
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Post by Shooting Star on Mar 28, 2018 10:28:35 GMT -8
Not sure what you mean by "heart shaped". Do you have a pic?
Spotted, Pied, and Mottled are show terms; the judges ultimately decide which class a marked gerbil belongs in. Often times the owner enters them in the wrong class, or it's a 'tweener that doesn't really fit one standard or the other. Pieds with lots of white are sometimes moved into the Mottled class if the judges think they'll score better there. A gerbil with an almost-full collar would still be judged as Pied, it just wouldn't score well. Unless the Spotted class was really weak, and the judge thinks it will score better there.
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Post by al0309 on Mar 29, 2018 16:08:12 GMT -8
The picture isn't the best, but from the top he has a perfect heart. From the side It looks like a thick collar, but it is not. I'm assuming the white he has on him isn't enough to call him mottled.
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Post by al0309 on Mar 29, 2018 16:11:06 GMT -8
This is the same boy from the side.
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Post by Shooting Star on Mar 30, 2018 2:42:32 GMT -8
Yeah, that's a Spot-Pied 'tweener. Markings aren't ideal for either, but he's closer to Pied. The heart shape is the nape spot that's trying to stretch out and be a collar, but not quite making it.
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