So far all of the research that Mark Watson did for his book refers to "black and white" when talking about "black" color in Icelandics. None of it says black, tan & white People from earlier centuries were the same as people today. They said what they meant. If they meant black & white, that's what they said. If they had meant black, tan & white, then they would have said that, in my opinion.
(Let me be perfectly clear: I like tricolor dogs - black, tan, & white. I like all of the colors and patterns of our Icelandic Sheepdogs. I have many dogs of various colors including black & white and black, tan & white.)
To summarize:
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We know black & white is dominant.
If neither one of the parents is black & white, none of their pups will ever be black & white. To rephrase, black & white pups must have one parent that is black & white.
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We know black & tan is recessive. Both parents can be one of the many shades of tan and they can still have a black, tan and white puppy as long as they are each carrying one copy of the recessive black & tan gene.
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If all of the black & white Icelandics are removed from the gene pool, there will never be another black & white Icelandic. EVER.
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So, if all of the old literature is correct and the black & white Icelandics are "original" and "authentic" and "normal" and we have removed them all from the gene pool, what will happen if we find out we were wrong?
What IF black & white is an original color in Icelandics and we have eliminated all of those dogs?
I have heard people say things like, - well if we let black & whites breed, then pretty soon all of our dogs will be black & white. That may sound reasonable but, to go back to the beginning: - If neither one of the parents is black & white, none of their pups will ever be black & white. To rephrase, black & white pups must have one parent that is black & white. Thus it is easy to avoid producing a black & white pup.
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