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by eichenluft on 12 February 2011 - 21:02

well, it will be interesting to see what the test shows, and how accurate is the test supposed to be? curious.

is the rest of her body solid black? can you ruffle up her hairs under her chin, on her chest and find grey or lighter hairs there that would indicate the bicolor markings are there, though hidden? I know the black dogs I've known with bleed-through had zero "markings" - only the bleedthrough on the legs and feet, and yes sometimes around the vent, though never (in my experience) that much bleeding in a dog so young.

by jaggirl47 on 12 February 2011 - 22:02

I posted the link of the genetics lab on an earlier post. They are very open to answering questions if you call them.

by ggturner on 12 February 2011 - 22:02

Thank you eichenluft for your color opinion of my two dark gsds. My husband and I love the dark rich colors in gsds.

by jaggirl47 on 12 February 2011 - 22:02

She is extremely dark. The rest of her body is completely black. No grey anywhere. If she was older I would chalk it up to bleed thru but at this age....
Even if I post a pic of her she looks black. I have had to do close ups of the tan. In person, it is very easy to see the "bi color" markings on her. They get easier to see each day. She is registered as a black but that will change if her tests come back as a bi.

by darylehret on 12 February 2011 - 22:02

not sure if he has any light hairs between his toes though, he doesn't like his feet handled and so I won't be doing that anytime soon

I can't hardly concentrate since reading since this part. I mean, you ARE joking...?!

by eichenluft on 12 February 2011 - 23:02

no. not joking. why should I bother, to check for light hairs between his toes? I think not. why don't you come over and check for me Daryl, I'm sure he would happily let you do it LOLOLOL

molly

by darylehret on 12 February 2011 - 23:02

I'm sure you'd be happier to let me! No dog of mine would get away with that behavior, and I'm surprised you tolerate it.

by eichenluft on 12 February 2011 - 23:02

I pick my battles - no reason to start one for something stupid like to see if there are light hairs between his toes. If I need to check his feet for something, I do it - when I must. Otherwise, I don't start something for no good reason. are you one of those silly dog owners who stick their fingers in the bowl while the dog is eating, to see if he growls at you or not? I'm not.

molly

by VomMysticalHaus on 13 February 2011 - 00:02

Daryl and Molly, please, may I have your opinions.

Is my boy(twelve years old now) bicolor or bi - black? He has no tan on his chest, face or behind his ears... He has produced black offspring with both black female and females who carry a black recessive.

pedigree:
http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/pedigree/462236.html

His AKC registration lists him as a black and tan

Thank you for your opinion and time.

by eichenluft on 13 February 2011 - 00:02

Clearly he is bicolor - and if he has produced black puppies then he carries black recessive - so he is bi-black? I don't use that term but sounds good to me - he is very dark - did he have cheek/chest markings when he was younger? I find that often bicolors will darken with age and lose their facial/chest markings or they become darker - while black/tans' markings get lighter as they age. and, congrats on your obviously-very healthy and active 12 year old, that's awesome to see.
akc does offer bicolor as a color designation, so that must have been a simple mistake on the breeders' part to register him as a black/tan.

molly

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