[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Color Genetics 101

  • From: zrockenstein <zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "barbara17236@xxxxxxx" <barbara17236@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:21:26 -0500

What does this masking add to the breed?

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> On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:27 AM, barbara17236@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> 
> We all know, or should know, in order to get a sable GSD, one parent MUST be 
> sable.    
> 
> 
> So, when I bred my white girl to a black and tan male, I got black and tans 
> AND sable pups in the litter.  WHY?  HOW?  Because the white bitch is masking 
> the color sable.  Genetically, she is a sable.  
> 
> 
> And, now with the ability to DNA test colors in our dogs, we can see exactly 
> what a white is masking.
> 
> 
> Now, if we were to dye the whites their genetic masking color, you would no 
> longer see white GSDs walking around.  
> 
> 
> In order to get white pups, both parents must carry the white gene (white to 
> white will always give you white).  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Barb Hively - PA
> DNA.  It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd
> 
> 
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