Thought I would share a cpl of pics of my new GSD "Bailey." She is 10 weeks old here in the pics and growing quickly...She is 100mph 24/7 and lots of fun.... http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=nnvg4i
I am new to German Shepherds and have a question about her...What color scheme will she most likely be...I know black and tan but will she pretty much look like that even when she gets older........
Will she change color? I will venture to say her color(s) won't change dramatically, if at all. Seeing those paws sure bring me back to the puppy days. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
This is sort of related though, my dog, MoJo, who is 5 years old, just this year began a "brightening" this winter. Does anyone know what this is called or what causes it? I've seen it in two other dogs only in early winter (in Iowa).
By brightening, I mean his front neck and chest appeared to get a "mane" of dark tips and the tan on shoulders and haunches developed a deep red blend. Looks neat. Haven't seen it in him before this winter though.
Is it "camoflauge" left over from some genepool thing? What causes this?
the tan will creep up on her as she gets her adult coat, she will be a black and tan with a pretty traditional saddleback by the age of 18-24 months in my opinion. ed would know better than anyone he has raised a lot of youngsters!
I have been told that she will change some and probly be what I call traditional looking but I have seen some GSD that look pretty much like her, with the tan being on their legs and pretty much whole body being black.......
My GSD is mostly black, almost bicolour, like what you're describing. As a pup however he was mostly black with only a bit of tan on his paws and cheek, black tarheels and the like. So the black and tans lighten as they grow up, either way...it's the amount of 'black' they have in the beginning that you kinda look at... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Thanks for the input....Ok, so the dog that is in the top left corner of this page biting the sleeve......What did that dog most likely look like as a pup as far as colors...
Probably like yours? Hahah, I have no idea honestly, it seems to vary...some dogs go through dramatic changes, others don't...I've heard of pups looking almost pure black as pups that end up as a blanket black and tan. Maybe Google dog breeders' pages, should give you a rough idea.
Don't shed hairs over it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I know I was worried my pup would lighten up, I like 'em dark, now I'm used to the brown tufts in his ears that will most likely turn into some sort of mask...ah well. He still looks purdy.
He is a beautiful dog. He reminds me of my next door neighbor's GSD. He just turned a year old and when he stands on his back legs he is almost as tall as my husband who is 6'2". And the snout on him is just crazy, longest snout I have ever seen in my life!!! They have been going to training classes with him regularly and they are really paying off, he is so well minded.
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