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I believe the correct answer to this is, "a Blue-eyed White (BEW) is a near albino, that only has dark pigment in the backs of its eyes". Like I said, there are forms of partial albinism, the Himilayan could be considered a really weird one!
We work with broken NZs also. Had a broken blue dilute (extremely light pigment around the edge of the ears and a little on the nose lether) with red eyes! Brought new meaning to Charlie Marked!
I was told by an Angora breeder that the BEW was not a form of Albinoism. And that it would not affect my color lines. When I questioned why they threw pigment concerns into colors (VM/VC) she could not answer the question. I just giggled and went on ... of course I knew the answer. DUH!
I know what you mean. I had a friend that was absolutely gaga over BEW's and chocolates. She tried to "throw" me once by showing me a Jersey Wooly and saying, "okay, what color is this?" Black tail, white body, black ears, pink eyes, black spots on the whisker pads only. I correctly identified it as a Pointed White (that's what we called 'em back then)/BEW cross, I supposed now we'd call it a VM Himi. But I was thinking, why in the world would one do that? An animal that was pure for BEW and Himi would be completely white with pink eyes - a dead ringer for a REW. Wouldn't that be a nasty surprise?!
