Ah, so fine a dog for sure. I got my first GSD as a birthday gift from my family. She was a sable daughter of Ann Mesdag's import (sp) - Frack VonDerBerg Arkenstede --- a very splendid bitch in every way possible. She gave me a couple great litters, but mostly she was a true family member who also did a bunch of herd work on our farm, and a watch/guard for all of us including the animals and fowl along with the humans. I loved that dog big time. I did get a male sable finished and it was like --- going to the moooon!!! I did fall in love with the solid blacks too and did quite well with them. ENJOY YOUR GSDs for as long as you are able to do so. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Franklin" <helenfranklin520@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 4:17 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Love Affair with Sables My love of sables began the first time I saw Ch Rohan's Reaction, ROM in the ring. Until that time, I only had eyes for B&T's, but quite literally, I almost went backwards off my chair. Leslie floated by with this big boned masculine hunk of gorgeous dog, and I had to remind myself to breathe. Although I bred to him a couple of times, I never got another "Rusty." He did change me forever however, and my love for those lushly multi-colored dogs. Helen ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================