Is She Pure???

mriedel · 04-18-2011, 04:28 PM

Hi, my GSD mackenzie is the offspring of a pure white GSD ''Ringo" and a normal sable GSD "molly", both dogs have pedigrees or so I was told. Mackenzie turned out to be a sable GSD but is unlike any German shephard that I have ever seen. She was born with a dark face and face markings but that soon turned into just sable and she has almost no facial markings except around the eyes. The rest of her is a typical german shephard except for the very tip of her tail which ended up with a tiny white tip. She has the body characteristics of a GSD and is about 60 pounds at nine months which is the size of her mother. I was just wondering if this kind of thing is normal or if I should get her DNA tested for something that got mixed in there

WarrantsWifey · 04-18-2011, 04:29 PM

Do you have any other pictures of your baby??

mriedel · 04-18-2011, 04:33 PM

These are just a few

vicky2200 · 04-18-2011, 04:38 PM

Im no expert, but something about her just doesn't look right (for a GSD that is) However her looks may mature as she ages. Also my GSD has unique markings. I wouldn't waste money getting the DNA testing done because at the end of the day she's your dog and you will love her regardless.

Pattycakes · 04-18-2011, 04:39 PM

I'm not sure, but whether or not she is a purebred GSD...she is a very pretty girl!

Cute face!

mriedel · 04-18-2011, 04:41 PM

yea i love her regardless and she is literally the smartest dog ive ever met

thank ya'll. I dont think that i would buy a dna test because i dont plan on breeding her for anyone. I honestly thought that maybe it was because her dad was all white and maybe that was why she is lighter sable than usual

Rerun · 04-18-2011, 06:15 PM

She definitely looks mixed to me.

Rerun · 04-18-2011, 06:16 PM

White is a masking gene, it essentially "covers" the regular markings of the shepherd. It does NOT make the resulting offspring lighter.

mriedel · 04-18-2011, 11:48 PM

hmm..thats good to know about the white gene, ive always suspected that she is mixed but it doesnt really matter to me she is the best puppy

LijhaPup · 04-18-2011, 11:56 PM

Hard to say, her eyes and face kinda look huskyish to me, either way she is a cute puppy!

04-18-2011, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
mriedel Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lubbock, tx Posts: 104	Is She Pure??? Hi, my GSD mackenzie is the offspring of a pure white GSD ''Ringo" and a normal sable GSD "molly", both dogs have pedigrees or so I was told. Mackenzie turned out to be a sable GSD but is unlike any German shephard that I have ever seen. She was born with a dark face and face markings but that soon turned into just sable and she has almost no facial markings except around the eyes. The rest of her is a typical german shephard except for the very tip of her tail which ended up with a tiny white tip. She has the body characteristics of a GSD and is about 60 pounds at nine months which is the size of her mother. I was just wondering if this kind of thing is normal or if I should get her DNA tested for something that got mixed in there Attached Thumbnails

04-18-2011, 04:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
mriedel Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lubbock, tx Posts: 104	These are just a few Attached Thumbnails

04-18-2011, 04:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
vicky2200 Master Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 590	Im no expert, but something about her just doesn't look right (for a GSD that is) However her looks may mature as she ages. Also my GSD has unique markings. I wouldn't waste money getting the DNA testing done because at the end of the day she's your dog and you will love her regardless. __________________ Dakota GSD mix- 8yrs old Ditto GSD- 3yrs old Daisy Alaskan Husky- 2 yr old Weegee Toy Poodle- Puppy

04-18-2011, 11:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
LijhaPup Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Juneau, AK Posts: 135	Hard to say, her eyes and face kinda look huskyish to me, either way she is a cute puppy! __________________ Aaron Lijha ~ Sable GSD Noni ~ Lhasa Apso/ Malamute mix

04-18-2011, 04:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
WarrantsWifey Knighted Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,905	Do you have any other pictures of your baby??

04-18-2011, 04:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pattycakes Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,463	I'm not sure, but whether or not she is a purebred GSD...she is a very pretty girl! Cute face!

04-18-2011, 04:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
mriedel Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lubbock, tx Posts: 104	yea i love her regardless and she is literally the smartest dog ive ever met thank ya'll. I dont think that i would buy a dna test because i dont plan on breeding her for anyone. I honestly thought that maybe it was because her dad was all white and maybe that was why she is lighter sable than usual

04-18-2011, 06:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,608	She definitely looks mixed to me.

04-18-2011, 06:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,608	White is a masking gene, it essentially "covers" the regular markings of the shepherd. It does NOT make the resulting offspring lighter.

04-18-2011, 11:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
mriedel Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lubbock, tx Posts: 104	hmm..thats good to know about the white gene, ive always suspected that she is mixed but it doesnt really matter to me she is the best puppy

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