What are Snowshoe Scotties?

Snowshoe Scotties are an NIB selective breed by KeyGlyph. They're the very first Wood Panel Rescue original!

They have:

-- Chihuahua markings in all slots (any %)
-- Scottie genes in all body shape slots
-- Chihuahua boots (any #), or
-- Siblings with chihuahua boots (any #)

Their GenePoolz tables will look something like this:

There are two phenotype variations in the breed:

Classic Snowshoes express chihuahua boots (any amount).

Barefoot Snowshoes don't, but have siblings who do.

So what's a "Fauxshoe?"

A Fauxshoe isn't an official subtype of the breed, but just a cute way of distinguishing dogz who are almost Snowshoes, but not quite.

These dogz express chihuahua boots but still have remnants of scottie genes in one or more of their marking slots.

Family Lines & Pedigree

The Snowshoe Scottie pedigree consists of six color families, each containing two separate branches of 3+ generations.

The fourth+ generation of each color family unifies its dual branches into one (e.g. FG) and is the first gen in which full NIB Showshoes are possible.

It's the fifth+ generation, though, when Snowshoe pups really start taking over!

Families were color-coded to avoid inbreeding. The A1 and B1 branches share common ancestors, so both families were marked red for simplicity's sake.

Initially only the "primary" lines of red, yellow, and blue existed. White and black were added later on.

The Original Color Line Couples

These twelve dogz formed the original couples who unified their color families.
They and their puppies carry a great deal of significance and sentimentality in the Snowshoe pedigree!

The Backstory

Snowshoe Scotties were my first attempt at a selective breed. Inspired by RogueRowan's projects, these pups were born from the need to lose myself in an endless task while I grieved the passing of our beloved cat.

I created my method for producing an NIB family line from scratch, mostly because it didn't occur to me that guides for this must certainly exist within the Petz community already (spoiler: they do). You can read more about my process on RogueRowan's forum The Petz Backyard, as well as RKC.

I honestly wasn't sure if I'd succeed, but six months later I found myself amidst a herd of adorable little scotties scooting their butts all over the place in every color of the fur rainbow. It was very satisfying.

Breed Finalized:     01/29/2022

This was a massive effort that required the creation of new family lines, intense amounts of organization, and at least one major stroke of luck, but I've finally passed and expressed black irises in Snowshoe Scotties of every coat color.

This was a phenotype goal, so most of these pups carry just one black-eyed gene in their tables. They are, however, still NIB like all other Snowshoe Scotties -- so you can imagine how much time went into this. @__@

I'm undecided if they should have an official breed title of their own, but I've been calling them Silent Night Snowshoes, just for fun.