This might work better
http://www.arlett.de/berichte/sables.htm
I'm not sure how to post a "click on" site, so you'll have to type it in.

When can we know the name and see some pictures of your next stud dog? I am very curious. If I have to wait, ok. Thanks!

I am going to ask a question about Ed's new stud, and it is because I know NOTHING about pedigrees. On Ed's website is a nice picture and history of his new stud dog ---- and states it is free of FERO and LORD. I understand these are bloodlines, what is with with the LORD bloodline.

I have recently obtained a black GSD puppy - at this point has very good drives and excellent confidence - I have been looking at his pedigree and it has LORD (Schurmann) back as grandparents.

Mark

I think the Lord, Ed is talking about, is Lord vom Gleisdreieck. I haven't really heard what he and others don't like about Lord. His new dog has avery interesting pedigree. It's almost like skipping the last 30 years of breeding. I like it.

I never liked Lord because of the huge dogs that he threw. I'm not to hot on the giant DDR types. I like good bone, but if the dog looks like a Rottweiler you are going to far. . .

Now, I'm not sure about how to word this but breeding sable to sable or red to red doesn't affect darkness of pigment, what does are the secondary controlling aspects of the color genes in the dogs. At least thats the way I understood it, I might be dead wrong.

There are genes that control the basic "color", bi, sable, black and tan. . .and there are others that control how much pigment and where to put it within those "colors". When you breed to one set of colors you are narrowing the other genes and usually eliminating the darkening controls for the pigment.

Something like that, I wish I could find the freakin website I read that on.

Basically you need to breed to the dark sables that carry the deep color all throughout there coats to improve pigment they most often carry the dark pigment controls. More color in your black and tans, bi's, and others.

That all sounds crazy, I hope someone knows what I'm talking about.

Gentlemen,
Thank-you for your time and replies.

Mark