never seen a sable with black hocks...but no , a sable with black hocks is a sable...a dog marked with the classic Dobe and Rott pattern with black hocks is a Bi!...lol...Ed --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: sable Bi Color To: "Edwin Hill" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 5:40 PM I've seen some absolutely stunning black sables out of East German and Czeck lines that are more beautifully intense in color than any of our sables.......and they have the pencil marks on the toes and the black hocks. Would that make them a sable bi-color? <G> Or a bi-color sable? Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Edwin Hill To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; freelist Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: incorrect Information on a Bi Color to me...Bono's black hocks make him a Bi-color...another example is Ch. Joe Black...many do not believe he is a Bi-color including his owners...both are Bi's...Now Evan's Big Ben does not have black hocks,,,,so he's a dark blanket black and tan....just as there are faded pigments in black and tans, there are differences in color pigments in Bi-colors...but the pattern holds true.......FB In this instance I agree with Carolyn. Bono didn't have stenciled toes that I can see. While he did have black hocks, the transition from tan to black on his legs wasn't sharp. It was gradual. Of course the real proof would be if he was ever bred to a bi-color or black and produced a (dark blanket) black & tan. Anyone? Liz _www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/) --- From: Carolyn Martello marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx NAW.........he wasn't a Bi - Color. Go to my web site below. He's on the first page....don't even have to search. You can see the color and shadings up around his elbow and upper arm and where his hocks met his rear quarters. Shadings of a different color.....even up above his hock starting on his stifles. Not a true Bi. Look again........ Bono had a small white patch on his chest......but that is not what I'm talking about. His sire was a dark blanket black and tan that carried the black factor. BOSS just made BONO a darker blanket black and tan. I know BeBe produced Bi Colors.....but BONO wasn't one....not with those shadings of color. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Edwin Hill To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; freelist Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 3:23 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: incorrect Information on a Bi Color Bi-colors can be tricky, hence the discussion and the different opinions...Bono was bred by Carolyn, but the bitch was owned by me and leased to Carolyn...In my opinion Bono IS a bi-color.....his dam's genotype was BlkTan/Bi-color....Gv Bono's dam had several itters and several puppies were Bi-colors....one of these Bi-colors lives about two miles from me. All Bi-colors do not look alike just as all sables do not look alike.....because of the other gene for color "incomplete dominence" plays a part in many variations in color patterns...So while Boss did not look like his Grandson Bono/.....I believe they were both Bi-colors.....Bi-colors can have white on the chest...which would give them three colors....but the overall color pattern is Bi-color.......I could be wrong, but I doubt it...lol...FB --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: incorrect Information on a Bi Color To: genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: floridacracker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 2:23 PM EH???  This is not true.  A true bi color does not have a gray undercoat. A true bi color is just that.   BI......TWO ...colors.  BLACK.....with some tan "sharp" cut off markings.   NO fading or blending into colors.   As Ed says....much like a Dobie or Rottie. My bi colors ( G.V. BOSS included ) was solid black with NO markings anywhere except under the tail and partially up his legs.    Have had a couple with some gray undercoat and I personally do not consider them a true bi color as there is also often some other tiny shading or blending of colors on the neck, chest, belly.....etc. At first glance they give you the 'impression' of being a bi-color....but truly are not. G.V. BONO was called a Bi Color by many....but having bred him.......in my opinion he was not a true bi color.   BONO was ( IMO ) a very dark blanket black and tan that carried the black factor. I don't know that he ever produced any bi colors either???  Edie??? Carolyn  marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com  ----- Original Message -----  From: Amy Greenhut To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: floridacracker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; freelist Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:08 PM  Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Information on a Bi Color  A true bi-color will have a gray undercoat. But out of all the bi-colors that I have had or have now only one had a gray undercoat. So...to me a bi-color is an all black dog with tan legs and feet, always black on the hocks and usually a solid black head but there can be a little tan on the head but not much. Sometimes there will be white on the chest also. Tanya......I will e-mail you privately a picture of Harley and Missy. Harley was the blackest bi-color I have ever owned. Both Harley and Missy has black on their toes. I love black toes, lol.    Amy Greenhut  ----- Original Message -----  From: "Edwin Hill" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Information on a Bi Color  you'll get lots of different views on what folks believe a Bi-color is...lol...Bi-colors are my favorite of all the color    patterns...( I don't own one, go figure)...my view is that� a Bi-color German Shepherd Dog is a�dog with the    basic "pattern" of a Dobe or Rott....and he must have BLACK on the�hocks...anything short of this to�me is a black and tan with a blanket...many will disagree...and I may even be wrong, but I don't think so...lol...FB  --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Tanya D'Armand <floridacracker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  From: Tanya D'Armand <floridacracker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >  I was having a discussion with someone about what exactly is a bi color.   Ok, the dog is mostly black,  has a bit of tan on the cheeks, tan on the lower part of the legs but black   head.� I was told that a true  bi color had a grey undercoat.� Is that true?� Or is there something other I need to be looking for???  The reason is I have a puppy that I personally feel is a very, dark black/tan but someone else says  bi.� Help,  Tanya D'Armand  Jasmine Acres GSD  www.jasmineacresgsd.com ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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