LOOKING FOR FEMALE LIGHT GREY SABLE WORKING PUPPY - Page 2

Hahahahaha. Chaz.

you got pm nypiper

 some people have preference for colour, other ones for dog from ringsportlines, other ones want pup from WUSV sieger and today Caro is hot, can you explain the difference to me, no garanties with whatever preference you choose

@duke1965 - Very lovely dog that you posted the link to. Is she yours?

Here are two slightly lame questions-

1. Is a light grey sable also termed a silver sable?

2. Given how much (and dramatically) a sable puppy changes colour as he/she ages- how do you know if the puppy you bought will end up as a light grey sable adult? I'm thinking of this past thread or even my own dark sable male. I took a picture of Bosco every week and posted it on Flickr so that friends and family could watch him grow and change colour. It's so much fun to look back now and see his development.

I sent you a PM. Probably not much help, but figured I'd send anyhow 

laura, she is not mine , but was bred to one of my males, it is a very nice female with very good drives for sport, and the pups are very good, I have pick male and female from this breeding

Not looking for any argument, is just how do you get "show line conf" and " slight angulation" in the same dog? Preferences are what makes the world go round, but that isn't clear. Would you want a pup that is a grand daughter of that dog you used as an example? Those should be obtainable.

Joanro  The dog I posted in original post has slight angulation and "Almost showline conformation" to me.  I would be interested in lineage from "Mambo" and have received a few PMs from people with links to kennels with those dogs. It seems everyone and their brother is breeding towards "dark sables" (or maybe it is just me).  One breeder in Germany sent me a PM also saying she loved light grey sables but had to "sacrifice color preferences of the light grey" because they had trouble placing light grey sables in homes and now breeds for dark sables.  Again...personal preference for me and I am not in a rush so I can wait.

Duke...good stuff. 

Laura, good questions too.  That is also one of the reasons I wanted a year old dog instead of a puppy...better chance of knowing what sable will look like.  One breeder sent me a pic of his "silver sable" that is awesome...never really knew they existed and do not know much about them....but was a vey nice looking dog.  I can forward the pic with his permission if you like. 

I am still looking for any advice on selecting perfect temperment (in a litter) for Schutzhund if possible?


Thank you to all those who have PM me breeders...very helpful.



 

The CKC breed standard for GSDs (just the one I'm familiar with since I'm in Ontario) says that:

"The German Shepherd Dog differs widely in colour. Generally speaking, strong, rich colours are to be preferred, with definite pigmentation, and without appearance of a washed-out colour."

Would a light grey colour be considered a fault and that's why dark sables appear to be more common?

(I'm not being disrespectful to anyone- I'm just trying to learn more about the GSD standard.)

Laura, lighter sable is NOT faulty if the pigment is good. So called silver sables are!


To me this is plain UGLY, can't help it. (I grabbed the picture from the internet, dont know whose dog this is)

The picture Duke posted is a nice pigment, just a lighter color.