-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> A black overlay may not always be "tipped" hairs........the base color > could be grey or a variation of red/brown...but there will be enough > black hairs throughout the coat to give it an "overlaid" > appearance............if the hairs are mixed together well enough, you'd > have a sable.......... > Peggy A true sable's single hair shaft has a "banding" black then either red/tan then the tip of the hair shaft is black. So it looks like a black hair with a strip of color in the middle. A sable is not a mixing of solid color hair shafts. -- Connie Malo SLC, UT http://www.geocities.com/conleegsd/ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================