What color is this puppy? - Page 1

I have 3 black and tans in my stud's first litter. One is obviously a black and tan. She has tan legs with pencil markings. The other two black and tans are confusing me, though. They were born solid black. After a few hours, the tips of their legs turned tan. After one week, the started growing in back hairs. At 3 weeks, they look silver in color? They do not even look tan anymore, just a grayish color. No vent markings or other shades on the body, just solid black. The faces do have some "tan" (looks silver) on the cheeks and silver dots over the eyes. This litter does have a black sable female and another very dark sable. Could these odd looking black and tans be black sables as well, even though they do not have the venting? I tried to get pics, but had to use a flash. The flash threw the colors off and added a lot of red to the pics. I tried to adjust it. Would love opinions. Sire is a black sable with black on tongue, pencil and tar markings, and black mask. We guessed he'd throw a black gene and obviously he does. The Dam is sable and out of a black and tan/sable mating.

 Could he be a blue?

He is going to be black and tan.

Those pups are sable.

Blue is not possible from what I know of the lines. Unless someone unethical had a "mix" up somewhere back in the loines. The co-owner thought perhaps black sables and will continue to turn color??

The black sable female was born almost solid black. She did have obvious seal brown colored legs at birth, though. These black/tans were born solid black and only started to show tan after birth. I didn't start to wonder until the tan started changing to a gray color. I have just never seen this before.

Those pups are sable.

Hi chris,

Not an expert but in  my desling with breedings with a black sable male with a black/red/tan female those pups are black and red.  The grey color will turn red, not like a rottie, or the showlines, just reddish/tan.  Black/tans are the brownish color, as for having blacks in the litter, have never had an all black change at all, always remained all black, with some reddish coloration between toes sometimes.

Cngrats, they look like real nice pups, can't wait to see them in a few more weeks.  The last picture with pup, the flash is affecting the coloration of pup, never blue...

I have tried to email you, do you have a new address?  April is coming soon.

Rebecca

Hey Becky!

They are gorgeous pups. I am thrilled with them and Fuchs.

So, you have seen this gray color change to red? I am tempted to hang onto one of these guys to see what color they turn out to be, LOL. I am going to have a hard time only picking ONE pup to keep.

ok girl, do not pick by color alone,   i like the one that is sable and lying facing left but the one lying on top of that one has a cutie face, like I said, a few weeks and you will want to keep them all, then a few more weeks and you will want them all gone, LOL!!!!

Congrats again!   We all will have to wait to see what color they are at 6 weeks when they have had more of a chance to change,   Horse of a different color?????

Becky

To me he looks black and tan, with silver highlights.    A Tri-color as I call it.  :)   I have bi-color pups with silver thrown about the neck and tail from their Mom.   www.hasshaus.com    I picked none from my 07' litter,  a female from my 08' litter, and undecided about this year.  Have fun with whomever is the lucky one you keep back!   Trish