I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to GSD breeding. I thought I knew a lot, and then I found Leerburg. I'm learning a lot from reading all the threads but I haven't found anything regarding this subject. I'm wandering if top quality WL GSD's come in the traditional red and black or tan and black colors. All I've been able to find are sable or black. Any info about this would be greatly appreciated.
If you look at photos from of the German Shepherds from around the early part of the 20th century (1900-1920), you wll find that sable is the 'Traditional Color'.
The original Rin-Tin-Tin was a very nice dark sable.
Corbis has a lot of photos of early Shepherds. http://www.Corbis.com
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The rich red color (which is actually tan--"officially" there is not a black and red)is the pigment that is rewarded in the show ring and is bred for by show line breeders.
Raya is 100 percent working line and is a black and tan.
Shows how much I know. I always thought of the black and tan as the traditional color. I guess I've still got a lot to learn. Thanks for all the help guys.
V rated, *super* dog in protection, sired many many police dogs, and "traditional" black and tan. RIP Snoopy.
They also come in bicolor, which is my favorite. A bicolor is primarily black w/tan/red on feet and possibly tiny facial markings. Many people mistake a melanistic black and tan for a bicolor, but they are genetically different.
Just thought I'd throw that out there to further confuse the issue, LOL.
My friend took my solid black WL female to the city for a weekend. Someone asked what kind of dog she was, and when he told them GSD, they said "no it's not." LMAO.
I also was visiting a friend one time and Caleb left my vehicle after what he thought was a reasonable amount of time to wait, and was lying on the porch of the house I was in (unbeknownst to me). My friend got a hysterical phone call from the neighbor saying "don't leave your house, Betsy! There's a wolf on the porch! I'm calling the police!" I knew in a nanosecond what had happened. LOL
It stands to reason that B&T is most familiar in ASS (American Show Shepherd) dogs, as they're really just a stellar example of the degeneration of the German dogs, and have been diluted in every way, from temperament to color. Rich pigment in ANY color in Am lines is rare.
V rated, *super* dog in protection, sired many many police dogs, and "traditional" black and tan. RIP Snoopy.
They also come in bicolor, which is my favorite. A bicolor is primarily black w/tan/red on feet and possibly tiny facial markings. Many people mistake a melanistic black and tan for a bicolor, but they are genetically different.
Just thought I'd throw that out there to further confuse the issue, LOL.
Not to hijack, but Jenni your PM box is full and won't allow any more messages... Are we ever going to see an updated pic to see that baby and dog now??
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WL colors?
I'm learning a lot from reading all the threads but I haven't found anything regarding this subject. I'm wandering if top quality WL GSD's come in the traditional red and black or tan and black colors. All I've been able to find are sable or black. Any info about this would be greatly appreciated.
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