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by TopGunDogs on 02 August 2010 - 00:08
by NO FEAR on 02 August 2010 - 02:08
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by Lennard on 02 August 2010 - 07:08
by geordiegaviino on 02 August 2010 - 10:08
I know i agree with it being possible but i will say there are breeds like the "Dutch Shepherd" who have a resemblance in their own right to be like the GSD could the German shepherd be a cross dutch? Am not sure how the brindle gene works but am guesing both parents would have to be carries for it to show? Someone correct me if am wrong. So if it is a cross GSD wouldnt the German shepherd used in the cross have to carry the gene anways?
I think someone with a knowledge of genitics and knowledge of the last time the GSD was registered as brindle would have to clear some of my questions up and your own.
Am very intrested in this post. I really do hope that there are pure gsd's out there carrying the brindle gene. Am not saying it should be encouraged as a colour but am saying if it reappears (offically) then it would be that breeders responsabilty not to just brush the colour back under the rug.
by LadyFrost on 04 August 2010 - 14:08
10. Brindle B&T
I can't resist mentioning the brindle, which was one of the founding patterns of the breed and seems to have become extinct. The brindling gene affected the tan ground, so that B&T's and bicolours showed a dark striping or marbling (the same effect seen in brindle boxers) over the tan which was not at all unattractive. I wouldn't hazard to guess what a brindle marked sable would look like. Hopefully, if the pattern somehow reappeared, it would not be discarded as atypical.
Eye colour is unrelated to coat pigmentation. A very dark dog can have very light eyes, while a very pale dog can have very dark eyes. The standard says eyes should be as dark as possible, but a dead black eye is rather expressionless. Others suggest the eye should harmonize with the overall colouring, but a lighter face is even more attractive with a rich, medium to dark brown eye, so there is really no reason to settle for a lighter eye. In very melanistic dogs even the gums can be black, and black spotting of the tongue is not uncommon. The skin under areas of black, whatever the pattern, will be an ice blue, but under areas of tan will tend to be pinker. All areas of exposed skin, except for the ear flap and vent, should be black, although in dark dogs, even these can take on a blackish cast. Nails should always be black.
http://www.shawlein.com/The_Standard/07_Colour_&_Pigment/Colour_&_Pigment.html
just as an FYI...
by Sugarplum on 04 August 2010 - 14:08
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