where i understand that you guys are saying cream is a shade of tan, i disagree that red is (?). i've seen some dogs listed as red that appear to be just a richer shade of tan... but my dog in unmistakably red...
Re: Is my puppy Black & Cream or something differe
Because her father is a solid white? No, white is just a masking gene in GSDs. The white just covers up his true colors. Under the white he could be black & tan or another color.
Re: Is my puppy Black & Cream or something differe
Yeah way to many experts out there in this world. I had someone ask me one time what kinda of dog is she, I'm like german shepherd. The lady is like oh I have one of those at home
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^thats even funnier to me. like a guy who asked if my coated boy was a belgian tervuren. of course i said no but then he replied that its his favorite breed. i could only think that if its his favorite breed, then he should darn well know that my boy isnt one
Re: Is my puppy Black & Cream or something differe
Originally Posted By: chumpYeah way to many experts out there in this world. I had someone ask me one time what kinda of dog is she, I'm like german shepherd. The lady is like oh I have one of those at home
Re: Is my puppy Black & Cream or something differe
The pup pictured is a black and tan with the white spotting gene causing white spots on the chest and feet.
Originally Posted By: Camerafodder
where i understand that you guys are saying cream is a shade of tan, i disagree that red is (?). i've seen some dogs listed as red that appear to be just a richer shade of tan... but my dog in unmistakably red...
Genetically both are "black and tan". Tan pigment can vary from very light (cream/silver) to deep orange red, and is governed by genes located at a different locus from the dog's general color (e.g. sable, black & tan, bicolor, etc...). Regardless of depth of tan pigment, the dog's genetic color is still black & tan.
Re: Is my puppy Black & Cream or something differe
Originally Posted By: Betsy
Originally Posted By: chumpYeah way to many experts out there in this world. I had someone ask me one time what kinda of dog is she, I'm like german shepherd. The lady is like oh I have one of those at home
Also something else that's funny is my ex gf, has a mixed bred GSD and Chow. Her parents and her always said that the dog was part police GSD and that it's a kind of bred, I just rolled my eyes
Re: Is my puppy Black & Cream or something differe
Originally Posted By: Chris WildThe pup pictured is a black and tan with the white spotting gene causing white spots on the chest and feet.
Originally Posted By: Camerafodder
where i understand that you guys are saying cream is a shade of tan, i disagree that red is (?). i've seen some dogs listed as red that appear to be just a richer shade of tan... but my dog in unmistakably red...
Genetically both are "black and tan". Tan pigment can vary from very light (cream/silver) to deep orange red, and is governed by genes located at a different locus from the dog's general color (e.g. sable, black & tan, bicolor, etc...). Regardless of depth of tan pigment, the dog's genetic color is still black & tan.
I have a 10 week old German Shepard pup, and he seems to have green/grey light eyes. All his other sibilings colored have returned to brown similar to their parents eyes, dad has hazel eyes and mom has dark brown eyes. Would there be a chance he can keep that color of eyes?
My gsd is 8 months old a homeless man gave it to me when he was 3 months old, i haven't seen him since, i got doubts about my dog's size because his mother( i haven't seen the male) was quite small for a gsd, but fortunately the puppy's paws are quite big
There's one more thing i think that his...
So my family is seriously considering adding this pup to our home. This question is more of a just curious. The little boy looks to be a dark sable, I'm just wondering if anyone thinks he'll lighten up and be a lighter sable or stay dark. Dad is black and mom is sable. Personally I'm a fan...
My 11 week old male is acting like a drama queen when people stop him from misbehaving. For example today my brother pulled him out from under a bed because he was hiding under there and chewing someone's shoe. In response the puppy screamed as if he was being murdered, even though he wasn't...
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I have a 4.5 month old working line GSD. I saw pictures of his littermates the other day, a female and a male. They are both so much taller than him and I was shocked to see how short my boy still is (my boy was the biggest baby). Although, my boy is not as tall as them I...
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