Confused if pups asl or German show line. - Page 2

jbgsd · 09-18-2012, 12:01 PM

Thanks for all the feedback. Aren't wgsl generally black and red?
I would call my Axel black and tan but he has reddish highlights underneath him and his ears and face and his tan looks to be getting richer golden. He's 16 weeks and 38 pounds now. Maybe slightly heavier. One thing that confuses me is his back legs are turning lighter almost grey ish white now. Will this turn tan. I can see the reddish tan poking through his back legs. He still has his puppy fur. Only a strip down his back has changed so far.

Freestep · 09-18-2012, 01:27 PM

It's really hard to say what line he is from based on the photo, we need a pedigree, or at least the registered names of the parents--did you get an AKC registration slip? He is a nice looking pup, regardless!

**Liesje** · 09-18-2012, 02:32 PM

Also if the breeder was not breeding for a specific type it is very easy to lose that type within a few generations. The dog may not really be ASL or WGSL.

jbgsd · 09-18-2012, 05:45 PM

Any explanation for his hips going grayish ?

trudy · 09-22-2012, 10:13 PM

my guess is pet puppy, maybe not registered and not showline. He is cute but doesn't resemble show line, I am sure he is a sweetie and will make a nice pet and please remember to socilaize him, try to take him somewhere new daily and introduce him to new people and situations..

doggiedad · 09-23-2012, 09:40 AM

what do your parents say he is? ask your
parents for his papers. call the breeder and
ask what he is.

horsegirl · 09-23-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jbgsd

Any explanation for his hips going grayish ?

could just be puppy coat, which and tends to be fluffy and can have a gray tint. Regardless he is a handsome boy!

Typhoon · 09-26-2012, 05:29 PM

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He is cute but doesn't resemble show line...

Well, from the posted pictures, he resembles my dog enough to be a littermate, and Ranger is full WGSL. Plus, I'm just not familiar with that many American dogs of any line with toenails that are that black.

Xeph · 09-27-2012, 03:32 AM

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Plus, I'm just not familiar with that many American dogs of any line with toenails that are that black.

There are many...it's just pigment. Nothing special about it

**Liesje** · 09-27-2012, 08:20 AM

I thought GSD nails are supposed to be black? The only ones I've seen (any line) that aren't was when Nikon had an infection and the bad nail was white until it completely grew out black again.

09-18-2012, 02:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Liesje Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 16,432	Also if the breeder was not breeding for a specific type it is very easy to lose that type within a few generations. The dog may not really be ASL or WGSL. __________________ Liesje & the K9s Nikon (GSD) U-CH SG Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 KKL T1 FO PA TF-III FDCh-S CL1-R UJJ U-CA HIT TT CGC Coke (All-American) VPC's Coca-Cola CGC, couch warmer extraordinaire Indy (All-American) Blue Horizon's Indigo Girl, flyball star in training Rainbow Bridge Kenya (GSD) U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop CL1-R CL1-F RA HIT TDI TT CGC vom Blauen Horizont / Blue Horizon GSDs

09-23-2012, 09:40 AM	#16 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 12,935	what do your parents say he is? ask your parents for his papers. call the breeder and ask what he is. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

09-27-2012, 08:20 AM	#20 (permalink)
Liesje Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 16,432	I thought GSD nails are supposed to be black? The only ones I've seen (any line) that aren't was when Nikon had an infection and the bad nail was white until it completely grew out black again. __________________ Liesje & the K9s Nikon (GSD) U-CH SG Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 KKL T1 FO PA TF-III FDCh-S CL1-R UJJ U-CA HIT TT CGC Coke (All-American) VPC's Coca-Cola CGC, couch warmer extraordinaire Indy (All-American) Blue Horizon's Indigo Girl, flyball star in training Rainbow Bridge Kenya (GSD) U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop CL1-R CL1-F RA HIT TDI TT CGC vom Blauen Horizont / Blue Horizon GSDs

09-18-2012, 12:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
jbgsd Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 25	Thanks for all the feedback. Aren't wgsl generally black and red? I would call my Axel black and tan but he has reddish highlights underneath him and his ears and face and his tan looks to be getting richer golden. He's 16 weeks and 38 pounds now. Maybe slightly heavier. One thing that confuses me is his back legs are turning lighter almost grey ish white now. Will this turn tan. I can see the reddish tan poking through his back legs. He still has his puppy fur. Only a strip down his back has changed so far.

09-18-2012, 01:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
Freestep Crowned Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,201	It's really hard to say what line he is from based on the photo, we need a pedigree, or at least the registered names of the parents--did you get an AKC registration slip? He is a nice looking pup, regardless!

09-18-2012, 05:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
jbgsd Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 25	Any explanation for his hips going grayish ?

09-22-2012, 10:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
trudy Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,004	my guess is pet puppy, maybe not registered and not showline. He is cute but doesn't resemble show line, I am sure he is a sweetie and will make a nice pet and please remember to socilaize him, try to take him somewhere new daily and introduce him to new people and situations..

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