Piebald rates in GSDs - Page 2

Panda is a type of piebald.  The difference is that panda is the product of a new mutation and this was initially evident by its inheritance as a dominant, and has now been verified by DNA analysis.  It is distinct from the normal piebald that's part of the S series and inherited as a recessive.  They're both piebalds and they're both mutations. 

The S series has been in the dog population, probably for thousands of years, and occurs in many breeds and crosses.  The panda is new and occurs only in the GSD (so far AFAIK).

Coll Pod thanks for the breakdown.  I guess we will see many more piebalds now.  My question is, how may occured before these dogs began being bred?  Have there been many S series GSDs?  Any piebald of note in the history of the GSD world?

~Rooka

I'd not heard of any piebald GSDs until joining the internet in recent years, though it's fair to say I've not had a great deal of involvment in the breed.  I suspect they've always been around, but not openly talked about.

by pod on 02 August 2010 - 22:08
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I'd not heard of any piebald GSDs until joining the internet in recent years, though it's fair to say I've not had a great deal of involvment in the breed. I suspect they've always been around, but not openly talked about.


same here Pod