What is the best example of....

[Rhasputin]

There is definitely a standard. That's why some people would rather spend more money on a better example of a morph than one that isn't. If someone rather get a blushed out pastel than a bright yellow pastel with jet black blacks, then that's their opinion. That's they're personal choice. They will appeal to a much smaller group of individuals who prefer a blushed out pastel over a bright yellow one. I'm willing to bet that if you posted a poll of whether people liked bright yellows or insane blushing, the majority will vote for bright yellows. I see more people say they like high white sides on a spider than low white.

For this.
I will use a mouse breeding example.
Variegated mice should be white, with small black 'pepper' like specks all over their entire body.

A poor example of the show standard, is a mouse which is mostly black, and will often have a white stripe on it's head.

I like the black ones with the white stripes! And I'm free to like them, and breed them, and sell them, etc. BUT, I would never show them because for every mouse club's standards, they would not do well.


It doesn't prevent people from breeding, owning, selling, and liking the non-standard version of the gene. It just sets a standard for THAT specific club.


Clubs pop up all the time for every fancy there is.
And even for each category (like normal BPs) there would be several sub categories for showing and competing (reduced pattern, medium pattern, busy pattern)