BMC--pink paw pads??

since the parents don't have pink pads then the pink is recessive to dark pads so it can pop up anytime if one or both parents carry that trait even if they do not display it...that means that this could pop up again even with the pups you have now but both parents would have to carry those traits for it to happen...

this to me also means that for the pups to have pink pads then they inherited from both parents and if you breed 2 dogs with pink pads all pups will probably be born with pink pads...I can't say for sure but chances are I may be right...

If you breed a dog that is not carrying this trait to one that displays the trait none of the pups will have pink pads but some will be carriers and these pups bred to the wrong dog will produce some that will be born with the pink pads and some that will continue to be carriers without displaying pink pads...

so the best thing to do is try to not breed this way unless it is one heck of a dog in all other areas...