could it be a belgian

[abood]

could my puppy be a belgian not a german take notice that the belgian got white chest and black chin i have been told by you that my puppy is sable gsd
here are the pics :





thx i provide clearer pics tmrw as its midnight here

[Bikecafe]

Looks like a sable GSD pup to me. Where did you get the pup? Did you have an opportunity to see pics of or meet the parents?

[abood]

As i mentioned in another post i got her from a bad breeder in order to rescue her she was 6 wks when i got her shes now 3 mnths and no i dont have papers or met the parents but i did the vaccinations and the vet said its too early to know if shes a mix

[JakodaCD OA]

she looks sable colored to me, Belgian Shepherds are all black and normally finer boned..

She's a real cutie by the way

[Lin]

Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

she looks sable colored to me, Belgian Shepherds are all black and normally finer boned..

She's a real cutie by the way

That depends, the Groenendael is solid black and also long haired. Malinois are a sort of sable though.

Looks GSD to me though.

[Jax08]

Malinois's can be all black as well. I had to look that up a few weeks ago but seems some litters will produce black's.

That puppy looks like a sable GSD to me.

[BlackPuppy]

Yeah, looks too chunky to be a Belgian. Very cute, though.

malinois puppy photos - Google Search

On the Black Malinois, there are a couple of breeders that intentionally breed these. I heard that one of the breeder's dogs are very aggressive, even towards their owners. You will not get a black Malinois on accident in a litter because of the recessive gene.

[Jax08]

Carole - as I was typing my response I was thinking you should reply on this thread! lol

[Rerun]

Yeah I agree, not a malinois. Belgian shepherds is the broader term which has 4 groups amongst it, including the malinois which is of course typically fawn with a black mask although I, too, recently learned they "come" in black as well.

[Fast]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Yeah I agree, not a malinois. Belgian shepherds is the broader term which has 4 groups amongst it, including the malinois which is of course typically fawn with a black mask although I, too, recently learned they "come" in black as well.

"Black Malinois" are not really malinois. They are Belgian Shepherds. As stated above there are four different varieties of Belgians. And each variety means a different color and coat type.

short coat brown sable=Malinois
long coat black=Groenendael
short wire coat brown sable= Lakenois
Long coat brown sable= Tervuren

These are the only recognized varieties. All other combinations are simply called what they look like. So a short coat black is called a short coat black Belgian. A long coat wire sable is called a long coat wire sable Belgian.