I know what you meant and yes that red on the pants, belly and legs is the real deal. And yes, with that intense red you sometimes get a fade in the black and will see dogs whose black is faded and reddish. Sometimes the red from the belly starts to creep up the sides and the black fades. They made an issue of the fading a few years ago as Suzanne said and corrected it. Ken On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > OK.....depth of color I understand. ( Red is not necessarily depth of > 'pigment' by the way ....as > seen with the light toenails and lack of deep black saddles on most. ) > What I am talking about is the abnormal lack deep black saddles and lack of > lighter shadings on the belly > and inside the legs, and under the tail and under the chin that has been a > part of the German Shepherd Breed > since the black and red tans became black and red tans. <G> > With no shadings and color changes these reds will soon have to be called > BI COLORS....because > that natural shading appears to disappear......<G> > > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.Marhaven.com <http://www.marhaven.com/> > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================