Show me your Melanistic Blanket GSD

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by VonIsengard on 25 May 2010 - 03:05

My first thought was melanistic B&T.

by RutavehausKFK on 25 May 2010 - 03:05

These are 2 bi colors. See even Bi colors vary. The bottom is lighter and my lil man has more black and is redder. I myself would call your dog a heavy blanket. I love heavy blankets and bis. Im a huge fan of dark dogs! Shes pretty!

by Ruger1 on 25 May 2010 - 04:05

RutavenhausKFK, I have noticed your avitar pic on other posts....I have been admiring your lil man....he is a very handsome boy....and he does look like a lil man....

Enjoy him...Ruger1

by nonacona60 on 25 May 2010 - 04:05

Ruger1, I am RutavehausKFK's mom. That puppy is more than a handful. He is so smart and VERY vocal. She has started his obedience training. He is 14wks old now and he is pretty sharp at Sitz, and platz.. He'll do it, but not without voicing his opinion. Seems he is getting more black on his legs, and his red is getting redder. I have never seen more black come in like that before. Usually they loose it as they get older.
We enjoy him, and hopefully one day he will let us have the last word..LOL....

by JeffcoGSD on 25 May 2010 - 11:05

Samba. Im pretty sure I recently seen that same picture you posted. Is your dog from Kriegshund kennels? Is he out of Ken?

by YogieBear on 25 May 2010 - 11:05

Thanks everybody - I haven't had any other dogs to compare with when it comes to identifying what she looks like. So I will now say she is a melanistic blanket back blk/red. Samba our dogs could be twins in the coloration and body structure. All that posted have beautiful dogs. Nona, Greta's black increased with age -at the time I thought it was strange - I wanted more red than black - but she is looker I have to say.

I would like to see more pictures of dogs /puppies that have this coloration - Please post more pictuers if you have them....

YogieBear

by Samba on 25 May 2010 - 13:05

Jeffco

Hogan is from Kriegshund,yes. He is out of Hudson vd Kalten Hardt.

by Liesjers on 25 May 2010 - 14:05

I would say "blanket black" or "melanistic black and tan". "Melanistic blanket..." is reduntant.

by fscavs on 25 May 2010 - 14:05

I would say your girl is a blanket back blk/tan(red) also known as melanistic blk/tan.

We have two unrelated blanket backs. My son has A male from American show lines (18 months old), and I have a female (3yrs) from working lines. Both have one black parent and one normal blk/tan saddle parent. Carrying the recessive black gene seems to allow the saddle to be more prodominate or blanket shaped. Both of them were born black and became more tan as they got older. Both had siblings with darker masks wich is a seperate gene and can cause the face to be completely black, but would still be considered blanket backs.

I believe your girl has too much tan to be bi-colored. For bi-colored think doberman colored. Cheek spots, eyebrows, lower legs, and most of the time under the tail. GSD's also tend to have striped toes and tar heels. Bi-colored are also usually born with the tan spots, and have it all their lives.

Here are pics of my son's blanket back for comparison. In 1st picture you'll notice his tail is a little short. He got it caught in a chainlink fence at the breeders as a very small puppy. These are just candid shots, but best I have for you to see color. Notice the tan extends behind the ears and up the legs under the stomach, etc.

Your girl is very pretty.

by RutavehausKFK on 25 May 2010 - 15:05

Ruger1 Thanks thats my baby. He is a pain sometimes but hey arent they all. I admire your boy to he is beautiful!

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