| Coat Colors |
| Black and Tan |
| Black and Red |
| Black and Cream Black and Silver |
| Sable |
| Black |
| White |
| Liver Blue |
| This is the classic German shepherd color. This is what most people think of when they thing of a German shepherd. Rin Tin Tin and Jerry Lee both sport the classic black and tan color. |
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| Caleb |
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| Anakin |
| Black and red is in fashion in the German show ring right now. Some dogs have a very rich red pigment, almost Irish Setter red! Others are just slightly red. |
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| Gracie |
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| Hannah |
| Black and cream and black and silver are considered 'washed out' colors. Although not desired by the German shepherd standards, washed out colors are not serious faults. |
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| Black and Cream Dixie |
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| Black and Cream Chloe |
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| Black and Silver Major |
| Sables come in many colors. Sableing produces an agouti coat on the dog. Agouti basically means that the color of each individual hair is multicolored. It could be black at the base, then grey, then white, then black for example. The sable gene is dominant. It can be completely dominant (Sable and Black and Tan mating produces all sable pups) or half-dominant (Sable and Black and Tan mating produces some sable pups and some black and tans). |
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| Silver Sable Ari |
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| Tan Sable Rayne |
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| Red Sable Tika |
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| Tan Sable Sherman |
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| Black Sable Kaylee Cheyenne |
| Black is the only solid color of German shepherd recognized by both the AKC and the FCI. |
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| Sullivan |
| These dogs are not albinos, they do have pigment. Some even have black noses and nails. Although not a recognized color by the AKC or the FCI, white shepherds are gaining popularity. Many white German shepherd organizations hold shows for their white dogs. White German shepherds cannot compete in conformation with colored shepherds but can compete in agility with them. Some people are trying to get white recognized as an acceptable color for the German shepherd. Others are trying to get them recognized as a separate breed. Genetically, the white shepherd can be any color. However, the color is masked by the white. The white dog can genetically be a sable, a black and tan, or whatever. You can't tell though because the dog wears the white like a coat. |
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| Disney White Rock Kennels |
| Like the whites, liver and blue dogs are not recognized by the AKC or the FCI. Both colors have a gene that blocks the production of black pigment. Liver colored dogs have liver colored nose leather and paw pads. Blue colored dogs have blue nose leather and pads. Both dogs usually have light colored eyes. They can be many different patterns and can even be sable. |