Then there is the B/T that looks exactly like the other B/Ts in the litter except for a difference.. hard to explain, but a 'cast' over the coat. At about 2, the pup's coat became very dilute, washed out, but up until then was a dark B/T. Anybody every hear of that? Sormy On Jul 10, 2009, at 8:46 PM, Arcturus wrote: >> >> >> From the reading I have done, the white gene is on a different >> location >> than the sable/b&t/bi/black gene. The white gene actually masks the >> true >> color. Therefore white dogs are always another color but that color >> is >> masked by the white. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================