Patterns

Kaasuti · 11-06-2012, 05:57 AM

I'm very curious about if you can tell if puppies are going to be blanket backed ect. My pup (17 weeks) seems to be so much darker then others i have seen.

PatchonGSD · 11-06-2012, 07:06 AM

I think this pup will be a saddle back with a light face.

Franksmom · 11-06-2012, 08:26 AM

I do not know how true it is but I've always heard that the more brown they have on their cheeks and up behind their ears, the less black they will have on their back.
Using that I would think yours would end up a saddle back.
Frank is a bi-color and you can see in his puppy pics he had no color behind the ears and only a little bit as eyebrows on his face. His black color on his body grew instead of lightening like I hear alot of people say about their puppy's color.
Maybe an old wives tail but it did work to predict Frank's color.
Frank's about 14 weeks in these pic's

Kaasuti · 11-07-2012, 03:56 PM

Thank you for your replies. It's always interesting finding out how some people tell colour from pure experience.

NorCalGSD · 11-07-2012, 06:43 PM

Looks a lot like my puppy

DunRingill · 11-07-2012, 07:42 PM

Baby Mike:

Adolescent Mike:

Not the best pictures, but you can see his color OK.

11-06-2012, 05:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kaasuti Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 254	Patterns I'm very curious about if you can tell if puppies are going to be blanket backed ect. My pup (17 weeks) seems to be so much darker then others i have seen. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Charlie Vom DonGossen

11-06-2012, 07:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
PatchonGSD Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,514	I think this pup will be a saddle back with a light face. __________________ Balen Patchon Adopted 8-28-12 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1275860 Failure is success, if you learn from it.

11-06-2012, 08:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Franksmom Master Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Southern, Indiana, USA Posts: 943	I do not know how true it is but I've always heard that the more brown they have on their cheeks and up behind their ears, the less black they will have on their back. Using that I would think yours would end up a saddle back. Frank is a bi-color and you can see in his puppy pics he had no color behind the ears and only a little bit as eyebrows on his face. His black color on his body grew instead of lightening like I hear alot of people say about their puppy's color. Maybe an old wives tail but it did work to predict Frank's color. Frank's about 14 weeks in these pic's Attached Thumbnails __________________ Franksmom frank(Rosehall's Duke of Hearts CD, BN, RN) gsd 4/10 indy (Indy Bluestorm CD, GN, RN,CGC) BC 4/06 king bc mix 9/03

11-07-2012, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kaasuti Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 254	Thank you for your replies. It's always interesting finding out how some people tell colour from pure experience. __________________ Charlie Vom DonGossen

11-07-2012, 07:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
DunRingill Master Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somerset, NJ Posts: 667	Baby Mike: Adolescent Mike: Not the best pictures, but you can see his color OK. __________________ --Regina and the GSDs: UCDX von Sontausen Holy Grail (The BUNNY!) UD,RA,BN,GN, ASCA CDX RAX High in Trial PAM Monster Mike SchH2,UDX,OM1,TD,RE,VER PAM FGDCh Ianna von Sontausen UDX,BH,TD,RE,PT (4.26.1998 - 2.11.2013)

11-07-2012, 06:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
NorCalGSD Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 66	Looks a lot like my puppy

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