breeders can you guess what color a pup might be

fido · 10-17-2011, 10:44 PM

I was looking at a breeding pair and the male is black and the female is tan black, mostly black was curios as to what pups might be like

sharkey19 · 10-17-2011, 10:46 PM

Dax's parents were like that. Half his litter was black, and half were black and tan. It will depend on whether the female carries the black gene or not. Your breeder should know.

Emoore · 10-17-2011, 10:50 PM

Depends on what recessive gene the female is carrying. If she's carrying black recessive, then some will be black and some will be black/tan. If she's carrying two copies of the black/tan gene, all the puppies will be black/tan.

On the website, it looks like the mom's mom is also black, which would mean mom carries black recessive. You'll get some black pups, and some black/tan pups. Probably blanket-back like the mom.

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fido New Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: canada Posts: 19	breeders can you guess what color a pup might be I was looking at a breeding pair and the male is black and the female is tan black, mostly black was curios as to what pups might be like

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Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,214	Depends on what recessive gene the female is carrying. If she's carrying black recessive, then some will be black and some will be black/tan. If she's carrying two copies of the black/tan gene, all the puppies will be black/tan. On the website, it looks like the mom's mom is also black, which would mean mom carries black recessive. You'll get some black pups, and some black/tan pups. Probably blanket-back like the mom. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010 Last edited by Emoore; 10-17-2011 at 10:53 PM.

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sharkey19 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Guelph Posts: 321	Dax's parents were like that. Half his litter was black, and half were black and tan. It will depend on whether the female carries the black gene or not. Your breeder should know.

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