German Shepherds - All their Varieties - Page 1

Hello all,

I am new to this forum and must say I am quite grateful to find it. I used to own a DDR / Czech [working line] dog named Kuro whom was unfortunately poisoned by probable neighbours - though we could never prove it.

Anyways in having come back to the North Americas [after spending 6 years in Germany (and neigbouring countries)] and am kind of curious with respect to the colors available to the breed - I knew of livers and blues before ever leaving and read of pandas.


As it is, I have some questions.

What colors do GSDs come in nowadays? By this I mean both show [conformation type] and pet quality animals.

Also I read some advertisement showing a black dog with clearly amber eyes - she was an adult. I know this is a fault but does anyone know what would give rise to such a coloration?

Are there other eye colors [for adult dogs] out there - e.g. blue.


I'd prefer use of pure blooded dogs, maybe even with pedigree, I have seen some kennels that are just backyard breeders and as such their dogs are mutts in my mind.

I'm not really familiar with shows, but from what I can tell off of here, the dominant colors are rich black/reds with some black/tans. I've seen some blacks do well in shows, as well as whites and pandas, although they're not registerable by the AKC.

As far as pet qualities go, there are numerous colors. The typical saddle pattern of black/red, black/tan, and even black/cream are out there, as well as bi-colors, range of different sable coloration, livers and blues, blacks, whites, and pandas (Although not all of these are AKC registerable).

I personally have never seen a purebred GSD with blue eyes. Most eye colors range from dark brown to lighter brown, with the dark typically being the more preferable.

This website will show you some of the different coat patterns/colors that are seen in GSDs today. Hope this helps.
http://www.sequoyah-german-shepherds.com/coat_colors.htm 


 

I guess Maya is just a mutt then. Oh well, I guess I must be a mutt too.  However, she looks just like a german shepherd to me. Look at her picture I just can't see what else she has in her. Poodle, maybe??