[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Blue GS???
- From: "Salle Ackerman" <tekgirl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <GSD0110@xxxxxxx>, <Cecifranco2@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:08:53 -0600
I could be wrong......but isn't the blue a recessive gene, and if so, then
just be aware that she definitely carries for blue. And the sire she bred
to also would have to carry for it. Which means that 50% of the litter,
theoretically, would also carry on this recessive gene.
----- Original Message -----
From: <GSD0110@xxxxxxx>
To: <Cecifranco2@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:49 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Blue GS???
> Ceci,
>
> The steels gray puppies you describe are definitely blues.
>
> About 8 years ago we had severe thunderstorms here that spawned several
> tornados. I owned littermate brother and sister ( from American show
lines I no
> longer own). Both dogs were so upset at the thunderstorms that they both
> broke out of their runs and bred... LOL
>
> There were 8 puppies, 4 were b/t and 4 were blues. The color will remain
> the same until they lose their puppy coats. If they are self-color blues
> (solid blue) they will look "almost" black. If they are beside a true
black
> you'll see that they have a blue cast (very apparent in pictures). There
are no
> health problems associated with the color. (Mine were just as healthy as
their
> b/t littermates no health problems I am aware of until now in any of the
> puppies).
>
> It is caused because both parents carry a gene for color dilution. Any
color
> pattern can be diluted (black, b/t, sable, even white).
>
> It isn't the end of the world you just need to be aware that if you breed
to
> a dog that carries the gene for dilution (ie. off-colors in ads for stud
> dogs) and also be aware that puppies off your bitch (even the earlier
litters)
> can possibly inherit their mothers gene for dilution even though they are
not
> dilutes themselves.
>
> Gary Lewis
>
>
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