Is there such a thing as a "piebald" das

Question:
 I have a friend that just placed a deposit on two pups from a litter of daschunds. The breeder says the mother, a wirehaired brown and a red smooth coat father, produced a litter of three pups. One is brown smooth coat, the other two are brown smooth coat pups with a white blaze from the nose to the forhead. NOthin to me suggests that they are purebred daschunds, but the breeder says they are "piebald" daschunds. I have lived with this breed all my life, and have never heard or seen such a thing. Is this recognized breed or an offshoot of the original colors, or is this a farce??? I would like to stop her from paying $250 a peice for these pups if they are not purebred. She would still want to get them, but not pay through the nose for a lie. Any thoughts??
Answer:
 First major red flag is the COST of these pups... TOO LOW. Honestly. With the expenses a good breeder places into each litter bred from proving the dogs are screened for hereditary diseases (and Dachsies are prone to many), to showing costs to prove the dogs are of quality to be bred, etc., the average good breeder depending on breed gets about $650-$1000 per pup sold and often will be lucky just to break even on the litter. I have a feeling these pups are from a back yard breeder breeding just because there are two dogs that may or may not be purebred. Now, are the pups registered and with what registry? In the US they should be registered with the American Kennel Club or the United Kennel Club for Dachsies. If they are registered with the Continental Kennel Club or any other one, RUN AWAY!!! Now, the color, there are piebald dachsies - it is a recognized pattern. I used to know a breeder who was breeding and showing them. http://www.dachsie.org/colors.html this gives a list of the recognized colors and patterns. Also, checkout the Dachshund Club of America's website for more information on teh breed, health issues and such. Enter and scroll down the page and you will get a list of subjects to click on. And from the AKC Standard: "Color of Hair - Although base color is immaterial, certain patterns and basic colors predominate. One-colored Dachshunds include red (with or without a shading of interspersed dark hairs or sable) and cream. A small amount of white on the chest is acceptable, but not desirable. Nose and nails - black. Two-colored Dachshunds include black, chocolate, wild boar, gray (blue) and fawn (Isabella), each with tan markings over the eyes, on the sides of the jaw and underlip, on the inner edge of the ear, front, breast, inside and behind the front legs, on the paws and around the anus, and from there to about one-third to one-half of the length of the tail on the underside. Undue prominence or extreme lightness of tan markings is undesirable. A small amount of white on the chest is acceptable but not desirable. Nose and nails - in the case of black dogs, black; for chocolate and all other colors, dark brown, but self-colored is acceptable. Dappled dachshunds - The "single" dapple pattern is expressed as lighter-colored areas contrasting with the darker base color, which may be any acceptable color. Neither the light nor the dark color should predominate. Nose and nails are the same as for one and two-colored Dachshunds. Partial or wholly blue (wall) eyes are as acceptable as dark eyes. A large area of white on the chest of a dapple is permissible. A "double" dapple is one in which varying amounts of white coloring occur over the body in addition to the dapple pattern. Nose and nails: as for one and two-color Dachshunds; partial or wholly self-colored is permissible. Brindle is a pattern (as opposed to a color) in which black or dark stripes occur over the entire body although in some specimens the pattern may be visible only in the tan points." But I seriously question the breeder ethics and honestly, have your friend contact the DCA and get a solid breeder referral as opposed to using this breeder... http://www.dachshund-dca.org/referral%20folder/breeder.referral.html