German Shepherd Dog > 9 week old puppy would you register him as bicolor or blk/tan? (27 replies)
9 week old puppy would you register him as bicolor or blk/tan? by missyfly96 on 08 August 2012 - 00:47 |
by kitkat3478 on 08 August 2012 - 01:00 |
| Looks like it may be bi-color, hard to tell that young. What are the parents? Nice looking pup! |
by missyfly96 on 08 August 2012 - 01:06 |
| dam is a true bicolor sire is blk/tan |
by missyfly96 on 08 August 2012 - 01:07 |
| Thank you he is a handful! |
by yellowrose of Texas on 08 August 2012 - 01:52 |
| Does this pup have the black up the toes and backs of red on legs,,,tarmarks??? Not able to see the legs at that view... If no tarmarks BLack /red YR |
by missyfly96 on 08 August 2012 - 02:01 |
| Yes he has blk all the way down to the bottom Of his feet on the hind legs (tarheels) and he has blk toe Marks on every toe front and back |
by yellowrose of Texas on 08 August 2012 - 02:03 |
| Congratulations BI COLOR YR |
by missyfly96 on 08 August 2012 - 03:16 |
| Thanks yr Do u think it is too early to tell or sure Can he lose his tar heels as he ages Or do u think they would have started to Fade already |
by stary_eyed_angel on 08 August 2012 - 03:30 |
| Yes, I had a bitch that was similar and her tar heels were gone by 15 weeks. |
by yellowrose of Texas on 08 August 2012 - 04:03 |
| Yes It is a possibility BUT here is CUZKO: and his are still there: |
by Doppelganger on 08 August 2012 - 08:22 |
| In the UK he would have to be registered as black and tan as they don't accept bicolour as a colour. |
by Nellie on 08 August 2012 - 09:06 |
| Black and Tan, Bi-colour is a pattern |
by kitkat3478 on 08 August 2012 - 09:24 |
| Nellie, can I ask, What is missing with this pup to say his is not patterned. He certainly is looking bi-color to me. I see so many that are really blk and tan labeled bi. I love a true bi-color. I wish someone that has bi-colors regularly would chime in. Is that one of yours YR? My sister used to get bi-colors. Wish I could call her and ask! |
by Doppelganger on 08 August 2012 - 09:43 |
| What Nellie means is all bi-colours are black and tan, bi-colour just explains the pattern of the colouring, as does having a black 'saddle' or a dark mask - its not actually a colour in itself. |
by Nellie on 08 August 2012 - 10:27 |
| Doppelganger thankyou for explaining for me |
by kitkat3478 on 08 August 2012 - 11:18 |
| That's also what I thought Nellie, I knew that the bi is the pattern of the color, just thought I was missing something. Like I said, I see a lot of dogs labeled as bi-color that are not. Missfly, I would rather see you wait a while to reg. Your pup so you can call it what it is. There are a few really nice pics here on other threads discussing bi-colors, I just went and read some. Nice pup,none the less! |
by melba on 08 August 2012 - 12:47 |
![]() 9 weeks We were certain this little girl was a bi-color ![]() 5 months ![]() 1 yr They can change so much, but your little one does look bi-color. My girl sure did fool everyone Melissa |
by BlackthornGSD on 08 August 2012 - 12:55 |
| Melba's post gives great examples of how hard it is to tell with puppies--I recently had a litter out of a melanistic black/red with black recessive female (about as dark as Melba's female) by a bicolor male with the black recessive. Won't know until they're older which coloring the pups will have, for many of the pups. Christine |
by kitkat3478 on 08 August 2012 - 13:46 |
| I was hoping those who know would come out. Beautiful dog Melba,would love pics of yours. Blackthorn. A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it comes to bi-colors. There are a lot that are listed as bi, that are not. Not that it is deliberate, people just don't know. |
by melba on 08 August 2012 - 14:13 |
![]() Here's her brother at around 10 weeks ![]() And at 2.5 yrs |








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