Rueben, you are pretty much right on, on the color with black being dominant over all other colors & yes both parents must carry a recessive gene for a particular color other then black.
What makes breeding so diversified is the fact that everybody likes different traits & breeds for different characteristics.
For me, a dog cannot have to cold a nose or be to fast. Anytime I get outrun I think, have to have more speed, but a dog can only run as fast as his nose & terrain will let him. As for color, I dont care what color a dog is, as long as it is brindle.
