Brindle German Shepherd Puppy - Page 3

The owner of the bitch, has no idea of when anything could have bred her dog, since her dog is with her all the time. We live in a small town there are not many dogs around her property. The majority of the dogs in town are Labs. The bitch was Sable I have traced her pedigree back 6 generations she has Sables, blacks, black and tans in her background, dogs from west germany and malaysia, also some American lines. I even found a picture of a great great grandsire that had drop ears from west germany. Kinda interesting when you really go looking. I would have never thought this with the way the female was watched and that she wouldn't stand to be breed for 2 years so they finally AI'd her. Oh well I guess I was meant to have this puppy. I had the oppourtunity to spend everyday with the litter since they were 4 weeks old and out of 7 puppies I chose this pup because he was so smart and willing always wanting to please and learned things so quickly.  Everyone told me Shepherds are so devoted you will love them. He seems to have all the shephed personality traits, and maybe Lab too as he loves to swim in his water dishes. I just wish I knew the other half.

Since the breeding was done via AI – did anybody think that there could be a cross-contamination during semen collection or at the vets? Everybody knows that breeders often reuse vials and vets use the same equipment to do the job. Knowing how careful people are while doing it, there always is the chance that somebody didn’t clean up well after other dog? I wonder if that ever happened before? Since the genetic testing is being done – then maybe the father will be a purebred. That would indicate a cross contamination to me if there are no purebred males of this type living nearby.

Since I did AI couple of times – I asked those kinds of questions before…

Of course – I think that most split litters happen when the owner knows that the bitch was bred by other dog and tries to cover it up and sell them as purebreds, registered and with good pedigree. Good that the owner of the stud noticed that something was not right with this breeding. I wonder how it happened, did somebody contact him? If the other dog was a GSD, nobody would ever notice….
 

I also wonder how many times it happened to GSD breeders? This could explain some changes in looks… I think that DNA testing goes back only about 4 generations back.
 

even if the breeding was done ai - I'm certain the owner didn't have eyes on that female 24/7 - at some point, and it only takes a few minutes of time, a sneaky  neighbor dog did his business with her and snuck away again.  The proof is in the puppy... his sire is not GSD.  If I were that breeder I'd be looking over the fence for brindle neighbor dogs.

Whatever the mix, the pup looks SUPER! You'll have a lot of fun with that little guy, he's very handsome, & looks to be as sharp as a tack! You can even give him your own 'breed' name, German Brindle, or Brindle Shepherd.....!! Wish you all the best with your one of a kind friend....you have a true original! jackie harris

Hi Mfd, looks like you have a very good pup whatever his lineage.  Nice that you got to spend so much time with the pups before making your selection.  He will feel he was chosen and rise to that!  Did I miss his name?  Barb

Thanks everyone His name is Manny. I will let everyone know the outcome. Interested to see how he grows up.

Excellent name and one of my homebred boys had that name.  Ammann aka Manny.  He gave his life for his family when intruders tried to enter the house. Maybe that kind of courage will be a good omen for your boy!   Barb

He's freaking adorable. I can't wait to see what he grows up to look like. Being pretty familiar w/Pits and molossers, I don't see that in this pup at this point. He's nowhere near as stocky as molossers and he doesn't have any Pit traits I can see; the ears are all wrong, too. I have seen GSDs w/heavy ears like that at this age, though not quite that shape....this is a toughie! I think only time will tell. Enjoy him; brindles are the best.

Could possibly be mixed with a brindle Mountain Cur.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Cur

http://www.dogster.com/dog-breeds/Mountain_Cur

I have rescued a few of these over the years. They are great dogs.
They do vary greatly in size and a bit in how they look.