Eremite wrote:Opinions on the brindling? Too harsh? Too bold? Not defined enough? This is my preferred style of brindle but i'm interested in what the community likes/wants.
The brindling looks extremely accurate. I prefer this over the solid-style stripes.
Eremite wrote:This hunk is an Isabella Brindle Piebald with ticking or...
Kbrkbr/aay/bb/dd/Eem/gg/irir/pp/Spsp/Tt
I study canine genetics... and this is incorrect. We're going to ignore the incorrect gene notations for now because I assume the person you learned this from taught you wrong, but the color you have is actually as follows...
Black Brindle Extreme Piebald with Heavy Ticking
(Cream base. If the dog did not have kBr it would be a cream sable.)
Which is technically Ay-/B-/D-/spsp/TT using the previous genetics version (Which is what I use, it has simplified alleles and looks cleaner than the current accepted version. What you're using is SEVERAL versions behind but that's sadly normal in the canine genetics world.... three years of study have left me with the understanding that until a final version is released we will always have this issue.)
Here's the difference between the four black bases, illustrated:
Black, Liver, Blue, and Isabella brindle on the left, in that order. Notice that an isabella brindle HAS NO BLACK--Isabella is a black base and overrides ALL black in the coat. (Other half of image is the merle equivalents for each color.)
Also, note that the ticking will show both Isabella and Cream. It's hard to tell if you've done this or not.
Overall, fantastic job, just keep in mind that black bases change all black in the coat. (And also the nose, but you had the nose the right color for an Isabella so kudos to you there!)