I got my first dog, at age 10, from a shelter. He looked a lot like your puppy with white paw tips and a white marking on his chest. I was told he was a GSD and Lab mix. I could tell when he got older that she wasn't pure GSD because he was a bit shorter in length and a bit bulkier in stature. And we didn't have DNA testing back then, so I guess I'll never know for sure what the mix was. But he was an AWESOME dog who was with me for 12 years! Congratulations on your puppy, he's adorable!

 

To the OP, yup PB GSD. My bi-color looks like a black dog that ran through the bleach & then maybe was really just a plush toy and her stuffing is leaking through the center seam on her chest. The white may be a little less pronounced as he gets older. White spots aren't desirable in the conformation ring. He's one heck of a cute pup. Congrats.

 

Hi there! A lot of black purebreds that I have seen from even registered breeders start with a white spot on the chest. But your pup being a few months old already and having the white especially on the paws with, likely is a mix of some sort. Lab? Possibly border collie? I see speckles of black mixed in with the white on the paws. Either way.... he’s gorgeous!!

 

Some dogs regularly produce pups with white on the chest, which usually diminishes at least somewhat with age, and some also produce the white tipped paws. As mentioned above, a fault in the show ring only. He is a very nice looking pup and I would not be at all concerned that he is not purebred if you got him from a reputable breeder. I know of one male that produced several pups with those markings recently with a female that had never had pups with white, so it happens.

 

Yes looks like a purebred german Shepherd puppy to me and a beautiful one. White patches and toes are not uncommon.

 

Looks like a GSD to me, NOT rare and not something that should be bred for but it does happen.

 

Not something g that should happen??

 

German Shepherds can have white on them but that amount is pretty excessive. GSDs have what is called residual white and not genetic. Usually on the chest and feet because the pigment develops there last prior to birth.

Dog Coat Colour Genetics

Yours looks like he has a breed in there that has the spotting gene. But I know of litter with a puppy who was white up to the first joint and I KNOW they are purebred and well bred.

 

They are called Panda

 

I think one of the Blackthorn dogs has white toes.

Nope a Wolfstraum dog. Cute little white toes. I have seen lots of them but doubt anyone is going to question that one.

 

My `100% West German litter - by Iron vd Wolfen, a multiple podium dog, including at the WUSV - produced a female with a large white chest blaze and white toes.....lots of pups get white toe tips and chest spots.....not unusual.....

Some of that may get covered up as the pup grows, but wont totally dissapear.

Lee

 

My 7 month old has white on her chest. So does her father.

 

Sage had a huge splash of white on her chest. Never stopped her from winning in the show ring.

 

He's gorgeous. I love his ears. And you are right - it doesn't matter. Enjoy!

 

Had female pup with that much white - was sired by a 2x National and World Champion...so it happens and is not that uncommon....a winner of the National Championship in Germany (BSP) a few years back had more white than that on his chest...and he got a V in conformation....


Lee

 

With the right genetic combination, genes from far back can re-surface again. He is a good looking pup. I love the white accents though. Have always been smitten with white feet and chest in any breed, no matter the standard.

 

The white on German Shepherds have nothing to do with genetics. Nothing to do with the sires. It is residual white. It's not the spotting gene, it's not piebald. It is how the embryo develops and can be caused by such things as an illness in the mother. I asked about this on another board recently and people had puppies that had extreme white tested...nothing...results were it is residual.

 

Is his tongue always sticking out? Does it flop in the air when he is running to you? Does it lag every time you take a picture? Yep he is a shepherd= >joking aside he IS adorable.

 

A litter of puppies can have more than one sire. It's possible Mom bred with a purebred GSD AND with something else during the same heat cycle. The black and tan pups could be sired by the purebred and your guy could be sired by Puppy Daddy #2.


Only a DNA test would tell you for sure.


He looks like a bright, little guy. Good luck with him!

 

I'm back to folks it is a GSD puppy - those ears, those eyes.... A GSD breeding can result in different coat colors in the litter.

 

He has beautiful color.

 

@randyrizo- would you have pictures of your pup now? Just curious how he look.

 

Omg I live him so cute , he look just like my Max , My dog name is Max he 9 months old, and he just look like him! And His a German Shepherd

 

 

With that much white, I'd be doing genetic testing. That being said, I DO know of a purebred GSD that had one white sock. Not just the toes - the white came well up the leg.

His breeder would dye the foot with tea to disguise it before he went into the show ring!

Then there's THIS very famous ASL dog: Proven Hill's Banker of Altana

I have also seen a dog with white socks that absolutely looked purebred, but was a 50/50 mix. I forget who the non-GSD parent was. It was a long time ago!

 

• In a specific bloodline of German Shepherds, a distinct pattern called "Panda" can occur.
• This pattern is caused by a dominant mutation in the KIT gene, leading to symmetrical white markings on the forelock, muzzle, chest, collar, and tail tip.

 

A lot of the black show line puppies I’ve seen from Margman lines have a decent amount of white, not like that though.

 

He's adorable. Mine is a pure breed. Already did a DNA test at the vet and mine also has a white chest and white paw. He is 12weeks right now though.

 

I to have a puppy similar and was told he’s purebred, what do you think?

 

He looks like a GSD to me… but he could have something else in him who knows? I’ve heard of GSD having white paws before though. Whatever he is he is SUPER cute!

 

It's completely normal to have some white toes and whie on the chest. I've seen a fair amount of white on a foot, and then ended up with puppies that didn't have any. My older female had white toes on each foot and a small white spot on the chest. Many of her pups had white toes, but most faded away as they grew. The picture above looks like a Border Collie/GSD mix, which easily explains the white facial markings.