OR, there are some sables who are sooo dark when they grow up, you can hardly tell from a distance if they are a rich sable, or a fabulous black & red. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <gsdlady28@xxxxxxx> To: <romance_german_shepherds@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:48 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] sables Sable is the dominant gene over all colors (except the white masking gene, which is not a color gene, but a gene that masks the phenotype or true color of the dog, which I recently learned!) If a dog carries the sable gene, it IS a sable. It may carry black and tan or black as well, but sable is the dominant gene, therefore is the Phenotype of the dog. You can not get sables unless at least one of the parents is a sable. (unless one of them is a white that carries the sable gene)There are some sables that have black and tan markings and when they grow up somtimes it is hard to tell if they are a poorly pigmented/washed out black and tan or a sable, and I have seen dogs that are registered incorrectly as a black and tan when they should be a sable. Maggie Marshall Aeval German Shepherds http://hometown.aol.com/gsdlady28/index.html Website Updated 03/21/2007 Subject: Sables Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:49:11 -0400 There are a lot of very smart people on this list. I would like to know about the sable coloration. I was wondering when you have a sable pup do both parents need to carry sable or just one parent? this being both parents are not sable. kerri ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================