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The Piebald or Pied Fila Brasileiro Although there is a bias against fila with too much white on their coat, these "mismarked", pied or piebald dogs continue to crop up in many bloodlines. Full body white is disallowed in both registries, but marginal white markings such as on the tail tip, paws, chest and belly; and the white marks on the nose and neck are allowed although not encouraged and generally discriminated against in the show ring. Of course, a coat pattern doesn't make any difference to the pied fila's working ability. Some of the modern bloodlines pop out the odd pied puppy. These are usually culled, spayed or neutered. There are breeders on the farms in Minas Gerais that have a lot of piebald in their fila bloodlines, although these are said to have little of the hard temperament favored by many today. For more information on research that has been done on the pied coat pattern, see the following resources:
The Harlequin Great Dane Project
Sheila Schmutz' page on dog coat colors and patterns
A commentary on a rare dilute color in the dane...similar to
cinza perhaps?
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