vinni2019 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I bought this girl 2 weeks ago, she has a white lighting mark on her chest, and the rest of her body is pure black. Is she a purebred GSD? The owner told me she is 100% purebred and tell me if I doubt I can go to do a DNA test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 If you don’t have pedigree papers she could have anything in the mix 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Best Dogs! Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 It is just a mismark, they happen sometimes. Being so small, it will likely 'disappear' as she grows. If the white splotch is the only thing that has you concerned about her purebred status, wouldn't personally worry about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Any GSD can have a touch of white on it so I wouldn't be worried but really if the pup didn't come with pedigree papers from the ANKC then there is no proof that your pup is 100% pure. How old is she? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinni2019 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 37 minutes ago, Rebanne said: Any GSD can have a touch of white on it so I wouldn't be worried but really if the pup didn't come with pedigree papers from the ANKC then there is no proof that your pup is 100% pure. How old is she? she is 3 months now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 As well as the pedigree papers, I had a thought that pure bred registered GSDs were required to have identifying ear tattoos as IDs. You might find this breed information from the DOL home pages useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 What did the parents look like ? Is it pure no one can tell that ,does it look pure that could be questionable( and thats not due to the white flash) but this is a risk you take when you buy with no proof . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 At 3 months I think some white will always be there What did you call her? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybeans Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Such a pretty girl!. i have a sweet spot for black dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogsAndTheMob Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Yes, she could be a purebred GSD. The ANKC GSD breed standard states “Unobtrusive small white markings on chest as well as very light colour on insides of legs permissible, but not desirable.” Your puppy’s white marking stands out only because she is black. If she was black and tan, you mightn’t even know the marking was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ish Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 28/06/2019 at 4:19 PM, Tassie said: As well as the pedigree papers, I had a thought that pure bred registered GSDs were required to have identifying ear tattoos as IDs. You might find this breed information from the DOL home pages useful. RSPCA put an end to ear tattooing a few years ago unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) On 29/06/2019 at 10:22 PM, ish said: RSPCA put an end to ear tattooing a few years ago unfortunately Oh thanks, @ish. Now you say that, I do remember hearing about that. So to know for sure, it's a matter of having the pedigree registration papers then? Edited July 1, 2019 by Tassie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 13 hours ago, Tassie said: Oh thanks, @ish. Now you say that, I do remember hearing about that. So to know for sure, it's a matter of having the pedigree registration papers then? Tattooing was what breeders used to ID puppies before microchipping was the norm. to use a dog in a health testing scheme the dog needed to be identified like the GSD club. originally without ID you could take any dog to be tested but no proof that dog matched the ID. Now microchipping has that role so for hips,Elbows,DNA,eye,hearing testing the paperwork matches said dog Dobes,Rottis and GSD where the ones commonly tattooed. Generally it was part of there prefix and number so Bob11 etc .. Many tattooes where terrible to read and faded with age . We brought a dog from Germany and her ID back them was ear tattoo that was poor quality and when the hair grew in her ears impossible to see it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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