Most of the black sables carry the black recessive. It is generations of breeding sables to sables to blacks to sables........ you see it primarily in working lines since the Germans really don't like sables in show lines... the color CAN appear in any breeding though when a sable carries black. -- Suzanne www.tsalishepherds.com Home of BIS/BISS Ch Yancy ITs HT PT RE CD TC CGC BH, Helios IPO3, Ch Flair, Tess, and Gilli RN, and all the others waiting at the bridge -------------- Original message -------------- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx > Or a gene that found it's way down the genetic path? The same as any other > anomaly? > Stormy > In a message dated 2/27/08 3:50:41 PM, gsd0110@xxxxxxx writes: > > > > THAT is where your black sables come from and other than breeding sable to > > sable for generations if you get a TRUE black sable it is a freak of > > nature.... > > > "You may never know what results come from your action. > But if you do nothing, there will be no result." > Mahatma Gandhi > Stormy Hope > *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================