Telling apart black and red from sable
 

How old are puppies normally when you can tell the difference?

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Pretty much the day they're born.

Actually before they're born for the most part. Depends on the parents of the puppy. Black and reds typically produce black and reds. Sables typically produce sables and all blacks.

5 minutes after birth?

Re: Telling apart black and red from sable
 

Does anyone had photos of newborn sables

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You can tell immediately. In fact it's way easier to tell with newborns. Newborn black and reds are basically black.

Nikon's litter newborn (all black and red)
http://24kgsd.com/blog/wp-content/up...itter_0058.jpg

http://24kgsd.com/blog/wp-content/up...itter_0001.jpg


Pan's litter newborn (sables pictured)
http://kulladogs.smugmug.com/Pets/pl...DSC_0849-M.jpg

http://kulladogs.smugmug.com/Pets/pl...DSC_0862-M.jpg

A sable newborn under a black and tan newborn
http://kulladogs.smugmug.com/Pets/pl...DSC_0865-M.jpg

Hans's litter. :wub:You can easily see the sables.

http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...staandpups.jpg

Ari at about 2 hours old.... a sable.


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...May2009030.jpg

and at a day or so old....

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...rigorgeous.jpg


So yes, you can tell from birth IME.

Awwww!:wub:

I really like this thread! :wild: