Brindle puppies

spiritsmom · 12-07-2011, 10:26 AM

Just saw an ad on Craigslist (that will probably be flagged very soon) that was advertising 5 purebred GSD puppies, some of which are brindle:

Here's the ad:

I have 5 purebreed german shepherd puppies. These puppies do not have papers two males are brindle and one male is black with a white spot on his chest and he has brindle markings on his legs. The two females are brindle as well. These puppies could be anywhere from 65 to 120 pounds. I was only able to post four pictures. The top two pictures are boys and the bottom two are females. If interested please contact at (937) 456-XXXX and please no calls after 9:00 P.M. Those of you that keep flagging me these are not mutts and I have both parents on premisses and This was a conrolled breeding my female did not go outside without me by her side.

Sounds like the guy has had people tell him they aren't purebred. I find it interesting - possibly some Dutch Shepherd snuck in there (although they really are not common here). To me they don't look completely GSD, but it could be the coloring throwing me off.

Emoore · 12-07-2011, 10:28 AM

Hm... Brindle German Shepherd puppies, no papers. Either his dog carries a rare recessive gene that is a throwback from 100 years ago, or there's a Boxer, mastiff, or Dutch Shepherd in the woodshed.

PaddyD · 12-07-2011, 10:35 AM

Or a pit bull

**jocoyn** · 12-07-2011, 10:37 AM

Tell him that he should do DNA on his dogs. If they are purebred they would be worth a lot more than he can get on Craigslist. Clearly they are not.

**Chris Wild** · 12-07-2011, 10:41 AM

When the brindle gene existed in GSDs it was a dominant color, even over sable, not recessive. So IF it still existed in GSDs, we'd see a lot of it as every dog carrying it would be brindle. Dominant traits can't remain hidden.

So, either it is a spontaneous mutation of some sort or the dogs are mixed. Clearly the most likely scenario, particularly for unpapered dogs on Craigslist, is the later.

Vinnie · 12-07-2011, 10:42 AM

Purebred?

Ok.

Sure are little cuties though.

1sttimeforgsd · 12-07-2011, 10:49 AM

They are very cute!

BlackPuppy · 12-07-2011, 11:15 AM

Is this on the Cincinnati Craigslist? Nevermind. I see it's gone. It was on Dayton, I think. I saw somebody comment :

"You aren't getting flagged because someone thinks you're re-homing mutts. You're being flagged because you are a breeder. When you posted it, did you not see the big yellow highlighted part that said "no pet sales or breeding"? Stating that it was a controlled breeding means you are NOT supposed to list them here. "

There sure are a lot of people looking for GSD puppies.

spiritsmom · 12-07-2011, 11:16 AM

No the Dayton one - they are in Eaton (Preble County). I checked this morning and it was flagged and removed but I saved the guy's contact info.

BlackPuppy · 12-07-2011, 11:26 AM

Boy, they sure are cute. I wonder what they really are. Sometimes a GSD with DS in it looks a lot like a GSD.

12-07-2011, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
spiritsmom Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 5,812	Brindle puppies Just saw an ad on Craigslist (that will probably be flagged very soon) that was advertising 5 purebred GSD puppies, some of which are brindle: Here's the ad: I have 5 purebreed german shepherd puppies. These puppies do not have papers two males are brindle and one male is black with a white spot on his chest and he has brindle markings on his legs. The two females are brindle as well. These puppies could be anywhere from 65 to 120 pounds. I was only able to post four pictures. The top two pictures are boys and the bottom two are females. If interested please contact at (937) 456-XXXX and please no calls after 9:00 P.M. Those of you that keep flagging me these are not mutts and I have both parents on premisses and This was a conrolled breeding my female did not go outside without me by her side. Sounds like the guy has had people tell him they aren't purebred. I find it interesting - possibly some Dutch Shepherd snuck in there (although they really are not common here). To me they don't look completely GSD, but it could be the coloring throwing me off. __________________ Michelle Spirited Shepherds IntCH Blackthorn's Onyx RN BN ~ Nyxie 7/4/10 (LC GSD) Int JuA Spirited Glory of Brick Chapel ~ Glory 5/12/11 (Shiloh Shepherd) Nat BA Spirited's Twilight Sparkle of Lobo ~ Tala 12/20/11 (Australian Shepherd)

12-07-2011, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,214	Hm... Brindle German Shepherd puppies, no papers. Either his dog carries a rare recessive gene that is a throwback from 100 years ago, or there's a Boxer, mastiff, or Dutch Shepherd in the woodshed. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

12-07-2011, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,037	Tell him that he should do DNA on his dogs. If they are purebred they would be worth a lot more than he can get on Craigslist. Clearly they are not. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

12-07-2011, 10:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chris Wild Administrator & Alpha Bitch of the Wild Bunch Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 12,604	When the brindle gene existed in GSDs it was a dominant color, even over sable, not recessive. So IF it still existed in GSDs, we'd see a lot of it as every dog carrying it would be brindle. Dominant traits can't remain hidden. So, either it is a spontaneous mutation of some sort or the dogs are mixed. Clearly the most likely scenario, particularly for unpapered dogs on Craigslist, is the later. __________________ *Wildhaus Kennels* Kaiser ~ SchH3 CGC TDI (HOT) Raven ~ SchH3 AWD2 PD1 P1 PA T1 UCD URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Della ~ SchHA TR1 PD1 P1 PA T1 URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Wulf ~ SchH1 PD1 P1 T1 URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Heidi ~ BH CD UCD RN URO1 (B/HOT) Jazz ~ Superpup In Training

12-07-2011, 10:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Vinnie The Italian One Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 8,639	Purebred? Ok. Sure are little cuties though. __________________ Our Dogs' Flickr Albums Scratch My Butt Dog Blog

12-07-2011, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
PaddyD Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MassaCHEWsetts Posts: 5,222	Or a pit bull

12-07-2011, 10:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
1sttimeforgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,891	They are very cute! __________________ karen, mom to: ace-gsd (bi-color) 6/14/2010 mandy-yellow lab 1/31/2009 baby-terrier mix 11/25/2000

12-07-2011, 11:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
BlackPuppy Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,420	Is this on the Cincinnati Craigslist? Nevermind. I see it's gone. It was on Dayton, I think. I saw somebody comment : "You aren't getting flagged because someone thinks you're re-homing mutts. You're being flagged because you are a breeder. When you posted it, did you not see the big yellow highlighted part that said "no pet sales or breeding"? Stating that it was a controlled breeding means you are NOT supposed to list them here. " There sure are a lot of people looking for GSD puppies. Last edited by BlackPuppy; 12-07-2011 at 11:18 AM.

12-07-2011, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
spiritsmom Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 5,812	No the Dayton one - they are in Eaton (Preble County). I checked this morning and it was flagged and removed but I saved the guy's contact info. __________________ Michelle Spirited Shepherds IntCH Blackthorn's Onyx RN BN ~ Nyxie 7/4/10 (LC GSD) Int JuA Spirited Glory of Brick Chapel ~ Glory 5/12/11 (Shiloh Shepherd) Nat BA Spirited's Twilight Sparkle of Lobo ~ Tala 12/20/11 (Australian Shepherd)

12-07-2011, 11:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
BlackPuppy Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,420	Boy, they sure are cute. I wonder what they really are. Sometimes a GSD with DS in it looks a lot like a GSD.

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