Yes, I have one! Ok, she thinks she's a GSD. She's really a Dutch shepherd. Many people think she's a brindle GSD. They look more like the Malinois in body type than a GSD. However, if you look really close at pedigrees and breeding histories of the breed, you will see GSD, Lakenois and Malinois in there. They come in 3 coat types, short and long coat as well as wire coat. The Dutch shepherd is recognized as a breed with UKC. They have their own registry in America and have no desire to become affiliated with AKC. Not sure how long ago you saw the brindle GSD, but I suppose it could be possible that it was an import that had 2 GSD parents with Dutchie behind them on both sides. Don't know enough about genetics to know if this could produce a brindle, just a thought. Laura -----Original Message----- From: Diane Brantley <texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 5:38 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] weird GSD colors When I was first getting into dogs, I was at an obedience trial and saw a GSD hat appeared to be brindle. I don't know if it was an ILP GSD or a fully egistered GSD, but the owner said it was a GSD. Has anyone seen a brindle GSD? iane ISS Ch. Echo-Cham's River Phoenix OFA H&E AKA "River" h. Da-Jo's Crestview Ironman AKA "Tony" andia's Hard Rock Candy v Tejas AKA "Rocky" =========================================================================== OST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================