Solid black face west german puppy - Page 2

Cunningham GSDs · 01-09-2013, 01:48 PM

Cunningham GSDs · 01-09-2013, 01:50 PM

I tried to post two pics and I don't think I did it right...sorry if not. But, if so, the pics are of the same pup....one at less than 8 weeks with black face. The other is at 5 months ....
I just wanted to show you how that black face changes as the pup grows. No telling how much black will be left by the time he is a year old.

Cunningham GSDs · 01-09-2013, 01:53 PM

And here is another pic.....I think this one is actually the one at 5 or 6 months of age. ALl threee are of same pup....just an example of how much they change in the first year.

**JeanKBBMMMAAN** · 01-09-2013, 01:58 PM

Show me your Then and Now

And there is a black and tan thread in that section - dark faced puppies don't always turn out to have dark faces as an adult - ha - posting at the same time as above! I am all about color (dark!), but you have gone from black, to blue, to dark face, and I am thinking that you can stick with color, but need to decide on one, a few, etc. and focus in on those other qualities you were looking for (which are good and less random places to start). I am guessing you haven't looked at bi-colors yet, because if you do, wowza!

selzer · 01-09-2013, 04:34 PM

Although Odie has a pretty dark face, the only pup that I have gotten out of her to date, showed at 7 weeks that she would have plenty of color in her face.

Different sire might make a difference though.

selzer · 01-09-2013, 05:07 PM

Cupcake's new owners posted a picture of her on PDB, she does not have the same black face as her mother:
Noel Von Aurelius

Anyu · 01-09-2013, 06:09 PM

Random question, only b/c this thread caught my eye, but what are you guys talking about; black faces & what not? Just curious...

GsdLoverr729 · 01-09-2013, 07:10 PM

^ Black face... The mask extends all over his face/head.

Generally, this would be genetic. OP wants a WGSL pup who has a nice dark mask like Ursus, but there is no guarantee that even with two parents with good masks wil produce a pup with the same mask.

rlv6161 · 01-09-2013, 08:06 PM

thats what Im talking about- beautiful dog- so now I need to be pointed in a direction please!

GsdLoverr729 · 01-09-2013, 08:08 PM

I can PM you some WGSL breeders I've spoken to/looked at who own dogs with those dark faces, who MAY be breeding with other dark-faced dogs. If you wish. But even from two parents with dark faces, it's never a guarantee.
I THINK, if I remember right, that Ursus (dog pictured above) has parents with light faces.

01-09-2013, 01:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cunningham GSDs Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 133	Pic of pup from my last litter with black face at less than 8 weeks old __________________ cunninghamgermanshepherds.com My Pack: Zwillingen's River of Rin Tin Tin, Major Amadeus Von Cunningham, Lady Isabeau Von Cunningham, & Von Cunningham's Sparrow in the Wind Last edited by Cunningham GSDs; 01-09-2013 at 01:51 PM. Reason: added pic

01-09-2013, 01:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cunningham GSDs Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 133	I tried to post two pics and I don't think I did it right...sorry if not. But, if so, the pics are of the same pup....one at less than 8 weeks with black face. The other is at 5 months .... I just wanted to show you how that black face changes as the pup grows. No telling how much black will be left by the time he is a year old. __________________ cunninghamgermanshepherds.com My Pack: Zwillingen's River of Rin Tin Tin, Major Amadeus Von Cunningham, Lady Isabeau Von Cunningham, & Von Cunningham's Sparrow in the Wind Last edited by Cunningham GSDs; 01-09-2013 at 01:53 PM. Reason: Added pic

01-09-2013, 01:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
Cunningham GSDs Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 133	And here is another pic.....I think this one is actually the one at 5 or 6 months of age. ALl threee are of same pup....just an example of how much they change in the first year. __________________ cunninghamgermanshepherds.com My Pack: Zwillingen's River of Rin Tin Tin, Major Amadeus Von Cunningham, Lady Isabeau Von Cunningham, & Von Cunningham's Sparrow in the Wind

01-09-2013, 01:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
JeanKBBMMMAAN The Rescues Rule Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 22,786	Show me your Then and Now And there is a black and tan thread in that section - dark faced puppies don't always turn out to have dark faces as an adult - ha - posting at the same time as above! I am all about color (dark!), but you have gone from black, to blue, to dark face, and I am thinking that you can stick with color, but need to decide on one, a few, etc. and focus in on those other qualities you were looking for (which are good and less random places to start). I am guessing you haven't looked at bi-colors yet, because if you do, wowza! __________________ Help IMOM help Pets www.imom.org Help a rescue: wish some big dogs a Happy Howliday! www.bigdogsbighearts.blogspot.com Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. Albert Schweitzer

01-09-2013, 04:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 20,825	Although Odie has a pretty dark face, the only pup that I have gotten out of her to date, showed at 7 weeks that she would have plenty of color in her face. Different sire might make a difference though. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC & Babs, CD RA CGC HIC (not AKC) Heidi, RA CGC & Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC & Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly CGC & Bear Gretta Hepzibah

01-09-2013, 05:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 20,825	Cupcake's new owners posted a picture of her on PDB, she does not have the same black face as her mother: Noel Von Aurelius __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC & Babs, CD RA CGC HIC (not AKC) Heidi, RA CGC & Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC & Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly CGC & Bear Gretta Hepzibah

01-09-2013, 06:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
Anyu Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 31	Random question, only b/c this thread caught my eye, but what are you guys talking about; black faces & what not? Just curious...

01-09-2013, 07:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
GsdLoverr729 Knighted Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Ga, USA Posts: 3,179	^ Black face... The mask extends all over his face/head. Generally, this would be genetic. OP wants a WGSL pup who has a nice dark mask like Ursus, but there is no guarantee that even with two parents with good masks wil produce a pup with the same mask. __________________ Kymmey http://KaohzandKumatz.yolasite.com Mom To~ Dakoda (b/t GSD), Simi (b/w DSH), Nashoba (sable GSD)

01-09-2013, 08:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
rlv6161 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 26	thats what Im talking about- beautiful dog- so now I need to be pointed in a direction please!

01-09-2013, 08:08 PM	#20 (permalink)
GsdLoverr729 Knighted Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Ga, USA Posts: 3,179	I can PM you some WGSL breeders I've spoken to/looked at who own dogs with those dark faces, who MAY be breeding with other dark-faced dogs. If you wish. But even from two parents with dark faces, it's never a guarantee. I THINK, if I remember right, that Ursus (dog pictured above) has parents with light faces. __________________ Kymmey http://KaohzandKumatz.yolasite.com Mom To~ Dakoda (b/t GSD), Simi (b/w DSH), Nashoba (sable GSD)

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