[Kristen Cabe]

Does anyone know if ASS's ever come in sable, bi-color, or black? There's a discussion going on on another board (not a working dog board, obviously) about this.

 

[Lyn Chen]

Check some of their dogs

http://www.woodsideshepherds.com/

 

[Bob Scott]

I've seen a sable ASS. I covered Thunder's eyes!

 

[Kristen Cabe]

Interesting! I, for whatever reason, didn't think ASS's could be sable. Black and bi-colored I could see, but not sable.

I couldn't find pedigrees on the woodsideshepherds website, though, so I wonder HOW 'Americanized' they actually are. :?: :?:

 

[Bob Scott]

Sable is the dominant color gene in GSD, and can be bred to in order to increas dark pigment in the dogs. No doubt very few ever will show up in the breed ring. Who in their right mind wants their precious ASS dogs to be associated with those horrid working dogs.

 

[Lyn Chen]

Considering the amount of wonderful colours the pet dogs come in.......

I'd be more surprised to see a sable, pure German hoghlines dog.

 

[Kristen Cabe]

Sable is the dominant color gene in GSD, and can be bred to in order to increas dark pigment in the dogs.

So where do the ASS breeders get the sable dogs they breed to to increase dark pigment? :-k


I just noticed that I put "forbidding" territory instead of "forbidden" in the subject line. I've not been having a good week. :roll: :lol:

 

[Bob Scott]

Sable is the dominant color gene in GSD, and can be bred to in order to increas dark pigment in the dogs.

So where do the ASS breeders get the sable dogs they breed to to increase dark pigment? :-k


I just noticed that I put "forbidding" territory instead of "forbidden" in the subject line. I've not been having a good week. :roll: :lol:

I think they keep them in their closets.
the one's I see on that site don't have strong color, but the $#%^!& angulation is definately ASS.

 

[Lynn Cheffins]

http://www.arlett.de/berichte/sables.htm
pretty show oriented link

and a nice sable "panda shepherd" for you :wink:

 

[Bob Scott]

Thanks Lynn! I had that site some time ago and lost it with a computer crash.
Even the word Panda Shepherd makes me want to poke myself in the eyes with a sharp stick. :-& :-&

 

[Kristen Cabe]

I'd rather poke their owners in the eye with a sharp stick.

 

[susan tuck]

I believe the standard also allows coats (Hairy Asses).

 

[Lynn Cheffins]

http://www.kerstoneshepherds.com/colors.htm
Bob -that is the link with your sable panda and enough stuff to make you sharpen a few extra sticks....