Why black and tan??

msvette2u · 02-05-2012, 12:25 AM

Ok, I'm sorry if this has been brought up before, but...WHY black and tan??
And not just GSDs, why did the Germans like their dogs black/tan?
How did that genetic pattern come about and become so popular?
Rotties, Dachshunds, GSDs, Dobermans. And more of course.
Did they know of no other color to make them??

selzer · 02-05-2012, 12:31 AM

The Germans made a breed that has Sables, Blacks, Bi-colors, Black and Tans, Whites -- though they disqualified these early on. So GSDs have a bunch of different colors.

German Shorthaired pointers are white with liver or black spots, or liver colored. Great Danes (I think are a German breed, though I could be wrong on that one), are fawn, blue, black. Leonbergers are mostly a reddish tan color. Schnauzers are grey or black or salt and pepper colored.

It is funny, I think one of our advanced classes had a Rotty, a Doberman, my GSD, a black and tan dachsund, and a JRT. We used to make fun of the English dog in with our black and tan German dogs.

doggiedad · 02-05-2012, 12:46 AM

Weimaraner, Pointers, Quail Dog.

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Originally Posted by msvette2u

why did the Germans like their dogs black/tan?

Did they know of no other color to make them??

carmspack · 02-05-2012, 01:14 AM

poodle, dachshund, bavarian mountain dog , affenpinscher, boxer, the newly created eurasier, pomeranian, --- not black and tan

carmspack · 02-05-2012, 01:21 AM

forgot about the munsterlander that were at our club -- they were pretty - but all the ones I've seen have been shy

msvette2u · 02-05-2012, 11:51 AM

Ah, okay you're right. The main ones I always think of always have the black bodies and tan eye brows and other points.

msvette2u · 02-05-2012, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by carmspack

poodle, dachshund, bavarian mountain dog , affenpinscher, boxer, the newly created eurasier, pomeranian, --- not black and tan

Two of those come in black/tan but not only those colors. The majority of Dachshunds we rescue, though, are black and tan.

carmspack · 02-05-2012, 12:02 PM

say dachshund and a red comes to mind, say pomeranian and a foxy red fluff comes to mind, say GSD and the knee jerk response probably would be black and tan !!

msvette2u · 02-05-2012, 12:21 PM

Ah yes. Well all we have here is black/tan Doxies so that's what I think of when I talk about them

02-05-2012, 12:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
msvette2u Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 5,505	Why black and tan?? Ok, I'm sorry if this has been brought up before, but...WHY black and tan?? And not just GSDs, why did the Germans like their dogs black/tan? How did that genetic pattern come about and become so popular? Rotties, Dachshunds, GSDs, Dobermans. And more of course. Did they know of no other color to make them?? __________________ Ruger v. Sunnyside Stray 4-11-11

02-05-2012, 12:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 17,499	The Germans made a breed that has Sables, Blacks, Bi-colors, Black and Tans, Whites -- though they disqualified these early on. So GSDs have a bunch of different colors. German Shorthaired pointers are white with liver or black spots, or liver colored. Great Danes (I think are a German breed, though I could be wrong on that one), are fawn, blue, black. Leonbergers are mostly a reddish tan color. Schnauzers are grey or black or salt and pepper colored. It is funny, I think one of our advanced classes had a Rotty, a Doberman, my GSD, a black and tan dachsund, and a JRT. We used to make fun of the English dog in with our black and tan German dogs. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC Babs, CD RA CGC Herding Instinct Certificate Heidi, RA CGC Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly & Bear

02-05-2012, 11:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
msvette2u Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 5,505	Ah, okay you're right. The main ones I always think of always have the black bodies and tan eye brows and other points. __________________ Ruger v. Sunnyside Stray 4-11-11

02-05-2012, 12:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
msvette2u Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 5,505	Ah yes. Well all we have here is black/tan Doxies so that's what I think of when I talk about them __________________ Ruger v. Sunnyside Stray 4-11-11

02-05-2012, 01:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
carmspack Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario - Posts: 3,324	poodle, dachshund, bavarian mountain dog , affenpinscher, boxer, the newly created eurasier, pomeranian, --- not black and tan

02-05-2012, 01:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
carmspack Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario - Posts: 3,324	forgot about the munsterlander that were at our club -- they were pretty - but all the ones I've seen have been shy

02-05-2012, 12:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
carmspack Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario - Posts: 3,324	say dachshund and a red comes to mind, say pomeranian and a foxy red fluff comes to mind, say GSD and the knee jerk response probably would be black and tan !!

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