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by darylehret on 06 December 2007 - 00:12
the Ol'Line Rebel, what I shared was an observation, not any kind of statement offered as "proof". Even my lightest colored sable from westlines has a black stripe down the belly.
by sueincc on 06 December 2007 - 01:12
Mines got the black belly & chest, but on the inside of the back of his thighs it's lighter, & he's a dark sable (not black sable).
by the Ol'Line Rebel on 06 December 2007 - 16:12
Hi again, sorry, I just get irritated about color/marking old-wive's tales.
Just because it's in the standard doesn't make it true - people still believe white is a dilution factor and will ruin pigment, but it simply isn't true - true whites have solid black points. E.g. False myths die hard, especially when they were handed down by "all-knowing" "experts" of the elite in the breed, such as Lloyd Brackett. And as a result, they remain in standards by the elites prejudiced by the elites of yesteryear.
by gsdfanatic1964 on 06 December 2007 - 18:12
Thanks everyone for the comments.
I know this is normal for GSD's but, the point I was trying to make was that Apache's are "very" light. I understand the underbelly is generally always lighter in color but, usually it's a light tan whereas hers seems to be light creme and not trying to pick my own dog apart (which I'm constantly critiquing her), I just thought hers were lighter than most. Though, I have noticed this in other dogs, just not as often. And for the majority of her color to be such a nice rich color, it just seemed funny that she would be so much lighter underneath...not tan but, creme. My lighter colored girl actually has a darker underneath than Apache does. I just wondered if the underbelly on some dogs is getting "too" light. You know, like instead of a dog with two colors i.e., black and tan or black and red, you now would have a tri-colored dog, black and red and creme.
Thanks for your input!
by Ryanhaus on 06 December 2007 - 19:12
That's interesting and good info!!!
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