I have always just called this 'dirty legs'. No big deal. It is not really a genetic mystery. I have had a black bitch from a black x black breeding who had 'dirty legs'. I've had several black GSD's over the years and they nearly all either had or developed at some time, 'dirty legs'. Linda Legato German Shepherds *and the Sch3 IPO3 Mini-Mal Wonder Dog* http://www.geocities.com/legatogsd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iza Kabuska" <iza10@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <BJBuie@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: A Little twist on BLACK > > Yes, please "further advise" as I would be very interested. I, too, = > have a solid black bitch, who as a baby absolutely did not have ANY = > color under her tail - she now has color under her tail and a little up = > her legs; ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================