Oh, Linda ! One part of your statement is very wrong. They are not all born very light. I have often had sables that I thought were black & tans at birth - they were VERY dark - I had to bring them to very strong light to see what their color actually was. Iza Kabuska-Ackerman www.Karizmashepherds.com AKC Breeder of Merit Breeder of a Canadian Grand Victor, an American Grand Victor, and many more beautiful dogs ! -----Original Message----- From: Linda H. Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:31 PM To: scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx ; showgsd list Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Close sable When sables are born there is no doubt of their future color. They are born very light and get darker pigment as they grow. My last litter out of a sable bitch produced 10 puppies and only one was a sable. My previous litters usually had an average of 40 % sables. Linda HendrixGoose Creek, SC > Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:09:47 -0800 > From: scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Close sable > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Meant to say maybe they were not a sable but actual a black and tan. I > have > a GSD right now that has grey underlay with certain times of the year > looks > sable but is not. Testing for coat color sometimes might be the only way > to > know for sure. > > Theresa > > On Thu, 2/7/13, Theresa-GSD Stolz-Scenecrest Farm > <scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Theresa-GSD Stolz-Scenecrest Farm scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx > > > Is it possible even though they looked as though they had a saddle they > were actually a sable? > > Theresa > > On Thu, 2/7/13, Amy Greenhut wrote: > > > Barbara.......that statement is not true. I know of several people who > have bred two sables together and got black and tan puppies. I evev know > of one litter where 80% of the puppies were black and tan. Since sable is > the dominant gene, you would not think that would happen.......but it > does. > > > > Amy Greenhut > Justrock German Shepherds > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Barbara Amidon > > You can only get a sable by breeding to a sable..Barbara Amidon If both > parents are sable you will only get sable > > ===========================================================================POST > > is Copyrighted 2012. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. 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