Color question - Page 5

Love all these solid black GS!! I've got a beauty myself and wish I knew how to post the pics! Please check out 'BlueKhan", as I just registered him in the database! I posted his pic, and he is massive! Thanks! KittyKatKhan

Schbabe

PLEASE OH PLEASE GET IT CORRECT THE DOG IS EITHER BLACK OR SABLE CANNOT BE BLACK SABLE

Skippy,

With all due respect, I disagree.  If you read Linda Shaw's article on Pigmentation in GSD's (see Sunsilver's post above) you'll see that she makes a point to contrast dark sables, melanistic sables (black sables) and washed out sables, just as she does for Bi's and B&T's.

Here is a sable female...

And here is my "black sable" male...

Just a wee bit of difference, eh? 

However, just for clarification, I don't use the term "black sable" as if I've somehow invented a new coat color.  It's just a lot easier to type and pronounce:  "Hi I'm Yvette and this is Chaco my mela... melo... mellanist... melonistick... melanistic sable GSD."  I'll stick with black sable.

Yvette

Skippy,

P.S.  No need to yell at me with your "caps lock" key.  I hear ya just fine from here.  :)

Yvette,

You are correct.

I've been taught that way and there is a difference.

From Black Sable to Grey Sable to Beige Sable to Red Sable.  All different variations if you want to call it that.

Kathy

That is a BLACK SABLE  and I guess some of you have never seen a RED SABLE WIth dark red eyes???

Sie vom Fluss Tall was Red Sable with dark red eyes...... actually they were brown  but because she was so red in color , her eyes looked red...she is dead   Dont have any pics,   May know someone that has one.....

That is a BLACK SABLE  and I guess some of you have never seen a RED SABLE WIth dark red eyes???

Sie vom Fluss Tall was Red Sable with dark red eyes...... actually they were brown  but because she was so red in color , her eyes looked red...she is dead   Dont have any pics,   May know someone that has one.....

You can also get a red sable and a grey sable out of a sable and blk/red breeding along with the blk/red pups...

what color sable would boss be considered?Boss Von Hogg Phelps pedigree information

Owners/breeders of black sables.... I've heard one theory that says this colour is produced by the heterozygous genotype a^w a  ie. sable carrying recessive black.  Any thoughts?

ps:  I've found superscript!

my dogs sire was almost completly black with tan feet/markings(in the pics i have his black fur has almost a reddish hue to it, this could just be the pic quality tho), i believe this is called bi-color right?,, im not sure...his dam was the reg.sable color....now, i have had some call boss a dark sable , but he has also been called red sable...which should i call him?