Color changing

Warren.morley · 01-04-2013, 06:51 PM

My GSD pup originally was brown and tan when I got him but he is slowly changing to more of a Black and Tan... I registered him as brown and tan... If he changes color, do I need to change it on his registration?

Jax08 · 01-04-2013, 07:00 PM

can you post a picture of him? Are you sure he isn't a sable? They are the only ones that tend to get more black. A B/T will mostly like have the black recede and get more tan on him.

ETA: found a picture. That puppy is a sable, not a black/tan. You may have registered him incorrectly.

Xeph · 01-04-2013, 07:54 PM

Indeed, you registered him as the incorrect color. He's a sable

Warren.morley · 01-05-2013, 05:38 PM

Ok so does that mean I have to re register him or get it corrected? I'm new to all this. What's that mean sable?

Xeph · 01-06-2013, 10:04 PM

It's just a color. The dominant color in the breed, actually. Sables have banded hairs, rather than solid.

I think you would have to call AKC to get it corrected.

My sable puppy at 13 weeks

My puppy now

01-04-2013, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Warren.morley New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, wv Posts: 17	Color changing My GSD pup originally was brown and tan when I got him but he is slowly changing to more of a Black and Tan... I registered him as brown and tan... If he changes color, do I need to change it on his registration? __________________ Warren "Keith" Morley Dogs Bo Jangles: DOB 10/30/12 purebred AKC REGISTERED GSD Franky Jay: 2 yr old "pound puppy" Cats Flossie Jane: 7+yr old long haired black Roxy Joe: 3 yr old short haired black

01-04-2013, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 19,021	can you post a picture of him? Are you sure he isn't a sable? They are the only ones that tend to get more black. A B/T will mostly like have the black recede and get more tan on him. ETA: found a picture. That puppy is a sable, not a black/tan. You may have registered him incorrectly. __________________ Michelle _________________________________________ Jax Von Monkeybutt, CGC Queen Banshee Boo Sierra the Undecided Cracker, The Great Shedder Rich N Handsome, "Red"

01-04-2013, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Xeph Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Castle, PA Posts: 5,160	Indeed, you registered him as the incorrect color. He's a sable __________________ Jackie and the Marcato Shepherds (and one cat) Strauss: The service dog Mirada: The Mogwai Wesson: The girl with a boy's name Mahler: The sporty sable Vixie: The plucky show girl Barrett: The Frikken Tikken

01-05-2013, 05:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Warren.morley New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, wv Posts: 17	Re register? Ok so does that mean I have to re register him or get it corrected? I'm new to all this. What's that mean sable? __________________ Warren "Keith" Morley Dogs Bo Jangles: DOB 10/30/12 purebred AKC REGISTERED GSD Franky Jay: 2 yr old "pound puppy" Cats Flossie Jane: 7+yr old long haired black Roxy Joe: 3 yr old short haired black

01-06-2013, 10:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Xeph Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Castle, PA Posts: 5,160	It's just a color. The dominant color in the breed, actually. Sables have banded hairs, rather than solid. I think you would have to call AKC to get it corrected. My sable puppy at 13 weeks My puppy now __________________ Jackie and the Marcato Shepherds (and one cat) Strauss: The service dog Mirada: The Mogwai Wesson: The girl with a boy's name Mahler: The sporty sable Vixie: The plucky show girl Barrett: The Frikken Tikken

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