Have you heard of a Blue German Shepherd?
By minx267
@minx267 (15526)
Hartford, Connecticut
April 24, 2018 5:20am CST
We recently got 2 new puppies, they are both blue German shepherds.
The photo is of mine, her name is T'Kira
my roommates pup, also female is named Brittha
Blue German shepherds are made from a recessive color gene- both parents have to have a copy for the pups to be born with this dilute color... there were 4 in our pups litter of 10.
So consequently this is a fairly rare color. they can be solid blue or like we have blue and tan, you can also have blue sables and I discovered in my research that there are other rare colors... Liver , and what they call a Panda Sheherd.
They are carriers of a mutated gene that passes on patches of randomly placed white patches.. it looks totally different. All Panda Shepherds can be traced back to one dog - a female that carried the gene.
Maybe I will think of getting one of these next time... but for now I will enjoy our Blue girls
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
24 Apr 18
Never heard of a blue German Shepherd. Enjoy your new pups in the home
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
26 Apr 18
@infatuatedbby they are... and super smart... scary smart sometimes.. I can see them thinking.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
25 Apr 18
@minx267 Oh that's awesome =) They're super cute!!
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@snowy22315 (209073)
• United States
24 Apr 18
I have seen dogs that color, I didn't know they were considered to be blue. I like white German Shepherds..they are so distinctive.
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
24 Apr 18
do they have the same characteristics of the german shepherd?
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 Apr 18
Yes. they are the same and can be registered.. the only difference is in coat color.. it is a recessive gene.. and AKC considers that a fault if you wanted to show the dog... but I think they are great for people that love something a little different than everybody else.. I am happy with a pet and not a show dog.
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
24 Apr 18
@minx267 my baby was malteepoo. a mixed of maltese and poodle. his attitude were like both also. i miss my baby. he passed years ago but still missing him.
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 Apr 18
@Mavic123456 Aw. So sorry to hear that.. I miss my old dogs that are gone too. They were my babies!
@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
24 Apr 18
Never heard about a blue German Shepherd...
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
24 Apr 18
Yes it's nice to have something different at times
I hope there are no negative genetic defects that would come out. Do they breed dogs that are closely related in order to make recessive genes they carry come out in the outer appearance or phenotype?
I hope there are no negative genetic defects that would come out. Do they breed dogs that are closely related in order to make recessive genes they carry come out in the outer appearance or phenotype?1 person likes this
@morgoodie (2644)
• United States
24 Apr 18
I have never heard of this type of German Shepard, but they are beautiful. I love the "blue" lines of dogs. They are just a unique color and they look so cute.
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