I'm well aware of what pencil toes and tar heels are, but what do you mean by striping?

 

and anyone that doesnt know
1 pencil markings are black strips of fur over their toes
2 striping is a black stripe of fur running down the front of their front legs
3 tar heels black fur on the heels of their back legs

 

And for those who want pics (at least of pencil toes and tar heels-- and at least a few that the admins didn't delete) see here: http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/breed-standard/167793-pencil-toes-tar-heels.html

Thanks for the clarification on "striping." I had not heard that term before.

 

Yes, but what does any of that have to do with non-commercial trades and sales? :thinking:

 

nothing just a question

 

You've posted your thread in the wrong forum, I've notified the moderator to have it moved.

 

okay

 

striping

and heres one of striping4GSD - Coat Colours

just scroll down until you find it its not that far down

 

I voted only two but that is because I did not know what you meant by striping. Yes Ruger has all three.

 

wow, thanks im getting a lot of replies

 

Mine has none because he is a patterned sable.

 

patterned?

 

never mind found a pic

 

Kenya is a patterned sable and does NOT have tarheels or any black on her feet. Both of her parents were sable.

Pan is a dark sable (NOT a "black sable") and he does have some tarheel/black on his hocks and black on his toes. Both of his parents are sable.

 

Kenya is a patterned sable and does NOT have tarheels or any black on her feet. Both of her parents were sable.

Pan is a dark sable (NOT a "black sable") and he does have some tarheel/black on his hocks and black on his toes. Both of his parents are sable.

OMG- I LOVE Pan's coloring- my dream color- dark sable!!

My foster sable, Karma has none of the markings. I would say maybe half of her litter of 10 had the pencil marks and tar heels. She does have one rear partial white paw :wub:

 

My patterned sable.

 

My girl is a pattern sable too...only her mom was a pattern sable though

 

My patterned sable doesn't have any of the things you mentioned, but my dark sable boy has all three.

 

Hey any sable owners out there i have a question do all sables have pencil markings tar heels and striping

my black sable has all 3

No, not all sables have those markings. I believe they must have a bicolor or black gene to get pencil toes and tar heels. I could be mistaken about how the genetics work, but saddle-patterned sables don't have those markings.

FWIW, I don't think your dog is a "black sable". I would say he is dark sable. Black sables appear very black at a distance, with just a bit of tan on the legs and around the eyes. Can someone pull up a photo of a true black sable?

 

I didnt know there was a balck and dark sbale i thought it was black, silver, red and golden

 

looking at pics its kinda hard to tell which are black and which are dark

if anyone has a pic that they know is a real dark or a real black id like to see it

 

I found this photo in an old thread... I'd call this dog a black sable. With the lighting and the snow, it's kind of hard to see a lot of detail, but the point is that the dog appears black at first glance.

Your dog is more of a silver sable, or dark sable, not really black sable.

 

A black sable is basically a dog you'd probably think was solid black at a distance, but when you pet them backwards you can see the sable ticking on the coat.

 

bear doesnt look solid black hes got definite gray streaks near his joints and tan on his ears

 

it dont get to see many shepherds in person besides bear so i wouldnt be skilled at distinguishing

 

Shasta has none. She's a patterned sable so I don't know if that makes a difference or not.