What exact this colour is....?

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by ootyvijay on 13 July 2017 - 15:07

I had mated both parents black and tan....The result of the single pup is something different colour....I have attached the video for reference....Plz somebody explain...As there in the pedigree tree for both the parents seems like all only black and tan almost 8 generations....Plz do explain....!

by Jenni78 on 13 July 2017 - 16:07

Please show the pedigree.

by Hundmutter on 13 July 2017 - 16:07

Lousy photo to try to tell from, but could be a Blue.

by Sunsilver on 13 July 2017 - 19:07

Blue is a recessive gene. Both parents would have to be carriers for the gene if this pup is indeed a blue.

It is not a recognized colour for the German shepherd. But as people on this board can tell you, it can pop up unexpectedly even in well-bred GSD lines.

by Jenni78 on 13 July 2017 - 19:07

Didn't look blue to me at all....

We need to see the pedigree and then we need to see what the fur looks like if someone pushes it backwards. Is it sable?

by Fantom76 on 13 July 2017 - 23:07

Looks like a blue to me. My mom had one in a litter about 50 years ago. The pup looked silvery and when he was older, if he stood alone, he looked solid black. But when placed next to a black, you could see the difference.
Although, I agree, he could also be a sable. Hard to tell when they are pups.

by Jenni78 on 13 July 2017 - 23:07

Ok, Fantom, your mom had one 50 years ago...I had 3, 4 years ago. It was a total shock and I remember it like it was yesterday! WAY Lighter than that pup unless the video color is off. I need to see the ped and I need to see the underside of the dog's fur. Blues are super obvious at birth. There is no mistaking them.

Here you can see pics of the 3 that popped up and surprised me. http://www.allyk9.com/blue-german-shepherds.html

by Reliya on 14 July 2017 - 01:07

If the parents are black and tan, this can't be a sable.

by Fantom76 on 14 July 2017 - 02:07

Jenni 78, that is what I meant by a silvery sheen to them. You can see it in the one pups picture that you sent the URL for. Strange, after all these years it still sticks with me about that sheen.

by Jenni78 on 14 July 2017 - 04:07

Yeah, Fantom. I know what you mean but I don't see it in that video. When they're shiny, and the fur is gray, you get that silvery look.

Reliya, if I had a dollar for every dog called black and tan that was actually sable....

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