[icor1031]

When I got my dog, I also met his brother. That one looked like a purebred black-and-tan GSD, and it had a medium coat.

Mine has a short coat, almost lab-like coat -- and looks like either a golden GSD, or a mix.

Is it possible to get both a golden GSD and a black-tan GSD from the same little? And can one have a much shorter coat? ... Or are the dogs definitely mixes?

 

[JoanneF]

It is possible for a bitch to be fertilised by two males and to have a mixed litter. If the mother was a GSD, that would result in GSD x sire pups. So if one sire was also GSD, and the other, for example, a lab you could have some GSD pups and some GSD x lab pups.

 

[icor1031]

It is possible for a bitch to be fertilised by two males and to have a mixed litter. If the mother was a GSD, that would result in GSD x sire pups. So if one sire was also GSD, and the other, for example, a lab you could have some GSD pups and some GSD x lab pups.

Oh, that's very interesting!

I assume then that it is not possible to get both a black-tan GSD puppy and a golden GSD puppy, if there's only one male involved?

 

[JoanneF]

No, but of course with genetics, it's complicated and different physical traits may be more prominent in different pups, especially if either dog was already a crossbreed. What breed or cross was the father?

 

[icor1031]

No, but of course with genetics, it's complicated and different physical traits may be more prominent in different pups, especially if either dog was already a crossbreed. What breed or cross was the father?

I don't know anything about the parents, both my dog and his brother were at the humane society. Thanks for the info!

 

[Curls]

AIs your dog's coat solid tan, or solid tan with maybe a black muzzle & white chest markings? If so, then he's unlikely to be pure German Shepherd. Solid tan isn't a GSD color. A genetic test could tell you with greater certainty.

 

[icor1031]

AIs your dog's coat solid tan, or solid tan with maybe a black muzzle & white chest markings? If so, then he's unlikely to be pure German Shepherd. Solid tan isn't a GSD color. A genetic test could tell you with greater certainty.

Pics.

And he's bigger now.

 

[Curls]

His hind end looks like he's got a good dose of GSD. However, he's definitely not pure GSD with those floppy ears. I wouldn't be surprised to hear he also had Labrador, Golden Retriever, and/or some kind of hound. Nice looking boy.

 

[icor1031]

His hind end looks like he's got a good dose of GSD. However, he's definitely not pure GSD with those floppy ears. I wouldn't be surprised to hear he also had Labrador, Golden Retriever, and/or some kind of hound. Nice looking boy.

Yeah, I figured that he probably wasn't pure GSD -- not even golden GSD. But I was unsure.

He's cute, and he got cuter as he aged. As you can see, his muzzle became more black.

 

[Shadowfox]

Is it possible to get both a golden GSD and a black-tan GSD from the same little? And can one have a much shorter coat?

While your guy is not a purebred, to strictly answer , yes there can be somewhat major differences in color and coat length. It can be because of different fathers, but also funpurebred. The coefficient of inbreeding, for example, can be calculated as one percentage on paper, bu the resulting puppies can all have different COI results when tested genetically. And so on. But I'll stop myself.

 

[Tank040415]

Nice pup. Nice car His face shape, ears and feet don't look purebred GSD to me either. With coloring, he can still be purebred but have defects due to being inbred. Mine has a white chest which isn't a normal coloring but he's AKC registered.