Blanket or Saddleback?? Opinions please :)

Mooch · 12-07-2012, 08:37 AM

Hi all

This is my 9 month old boy Hex

DH and I keep "arguing" over wether he's going to be a saddle or blanket back?

So I figured I'd throw it out there for opinions

CaesarsPalace · 12-07-2012, 08:44 AM

I was told that Caesar is a blanket

Blanket or Saddleback?? Opinions please :)-imageuploadedbypg-free1354887855.696067.jpg

Your guy looks more like a saddle.

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Shade · 12-07-2012, 10:01 AM

Looks like a saddle to me

Bear GSD · 12-07-2012, 10:08 AM

I have the same question as Mooch because my boy has almost identical coat colorations.
What defines a saddle back as opposed to blanket back?

With a saddle should the tan go up and over the shoulders and should the tan on the hind legs go up higher than the top of the leg?

The OP's picture of Hex looks to me right now as blanketback, am I wrong?

Rerun · 12-07-2012, 12:57 PM

He's already a saddle back. Blankets have black thighs.

Perhaps this will help: General Pattern Guide

jprice103 · 12-07-2012, 01:27 PM

All of the blanket backs that I've seen almost look like a bi-color, but have too much tan above their legs to be a bi-color. And remember, saddle backs have different variations of the saddle...some go lower than others. I'd say this is definitely a saddle back.

msvette2u · 12-07-2012, 01:31 PM

I believe our Yaeger was a blanket back-

As is Ruger.

A former foster dog, Kate (now adopted) is a Bi-color.

robk · 12-07-2012, 01:59 PM

The black on his back looks kinda of like a saddle the way it dips down on the sides. Your dog is already a saddle back.

Mooch · 12-08-2012, 05:01 AM

LOL ok now I feel stupid

Thanks for the pictures and the link

The blanket back is a lot darker than I thought

I never realised blanket backs had to have black thighs - always thought they were bi colour

Darn patterns are confusing

It's amazing how much their colour changes, my 6 year old female was darker than him when she was his ages she's now got a huge tan "stripe" running down the middle of the back. She seems to get a little bit lighter every year.

So let me rephrase my question then, do you guys think he's going to get a lot more tan over his hindquarters?

Rerun · 12-08-2012, 08:05 AM

The stripe is called a bitch stripe, and yes he'll probably continue to get more tan in the darker areas. I doubt he will end up with a traditional "saddle" though. The top of his hindquarters area will likely stay dark.

12-07-2012, 08:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mooch Master Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 862	Blanket or Saddleback?? Opinions please :) Hi all This is my 9 month old boy Hex DH and I keep "arguing" over wether he's going to be a saddle or blanket back? So I figured I'd throw it out there for opinions Attached Thumbnails

12-07-2012, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
CaesarsPalace New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 13	I was told that Caesar is a blanket Your guy looks more like a saddle. Sent from my iPhone using Petguide.com Free App

12-07-2012, 10:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Shade Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 3,429	Looks like a saddle to me __________________ Shanna My Pack: Jasmine - Female Miniature Poodle - born Aug 15, 2010 Loker Delgado Von Stalworth - male GSD - born Jan 26, 2012 Koda & Zazu - 4 year old male cats

12-07-2012, 10:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bear GSD Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 1,929	I have the same question as Mooch because my boy has almost identical coat colorations. What defines a saddle back as opposed to blanket back? With a saddle should the tan go up and over the shoulders and should the tan on the hind legs go up higher than the top of the leg? The OP's picture of Hex looks to me right now as blanketback, am I wrong? __________________ Bear GSD 10/16/11 Elsa GSD 12/23/03 - 11/10/11

12-07-2012, 01:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
jprice103 Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 1,242	All of the blanket backs that I've seen almost look like a bi-color, but have too much tan above their legs to be a bi-color. And remember, saddle backs have different variations of the saddle...some go lower than others. I'd say this is definitely a saddle back. __________________ -Jessica Cheyenne von der Price-Sable GSD-12/20/10-CGC Faegan vom Johnson-Haus "Panzer"-Black GSD-12/31/11-S.T.A.R. Puppy

12-07-2012, 12:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,988	He's already a saddle back. Blankets have black thighs. Perhaps this will help: General Pattern Guide

12-07-2012, 01:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
msvette2u Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 11,005	I believe our Yaeger was a blanket back- As is Ruger. A former foster dog, Kate (now adopted) is a Bi-color.

12-07-2012, 01:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
robk Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1,525	The black on his back looks kinda of like a saddle the way it dips down on the sides. Your dog is already a saddle back.

12-08-2012, 05:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mooch Master Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 862	LOL ok now I feel stupid Thanks for the pictures and the link The blanket back is a lot darker than I thought I never realised blanket backs had to have black thighs - always thought they were bi colour Darn patterns are confusing It's amazing how much their colour changes, my 6 year old female was darker than him when she was his ages she's now got a huge tan "stripe" running down the middle of the back. She seems to get a little bit lighter every year. So let me rephrase my question then, do you guys think he's going to get a lot more tan over his hindquarters?

12-08-2012, 08:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,988	The stripe is called a bitch stripe, and yes he'll probably continue to get more tan in the darker areas. I doubt he will end up with a traditional "saddle" though. The top of his hindquarters area will likely stay dark.

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