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[GSDLoverII]

Coyote and Dutch Shepherd mix.

[CaseysGSD]

Originally Posted by AgileGSD

You have to keep in mine that some breeds carry the genes for brindling, even if they aren't normally expressed within purebreds. Golden Retrievers color is a recessive. So when you breed Golden to Golden, you only get Golden. But Golden mixes are very often black Poodles carry brindle for sure and sometimes express it, not sure about other breeds.

Thanks for the info....Had no idea about the black thing in goldens! See you really do learn something new everyday here!

[AgileGSD]

Originally Posted by CaseysGSD

Thanks for the info....Had no idea about the black thing in goldens! See you really do learn something new everyday here!

The black with Golden mixes really throws people! So many black long haired retriever-y looking dogs are labeled as Flat Coats or Flat Coat mixes. Flat coats really look more like black Setters than black retrievers though and the breed is really pretty uncommon. Genetics are interesting

Another factor with mixes breeds that most people don't consider is that unless they are purposely bred, they are more likely than not to be multi-generation mixes (one or both parents being mixes) than mixes of two purebred dogs. That really broadens the possibilities for colors, coat types and structure. Also the more mixed the dog's background, the more they start to look like pariah dogs. At a point, it is nearly impossible to guess what purebreds might be in the dog's backgrounds.