Rare Isabella

The goal with our Blue and Liver GSD matings is to increase the limited gene pool, create more blue and liver carriers, work to produce Isabella’s and to produce the colors themselves.

History: 

2 Blue GSD of unknown ancestry were bred together many years ago and as it turns out both of the blue parents were carrying the liver gene as well.  The result of that litter produced blue colored puppies and Isabella colored puppies (the litter was not registered). However once the puppies were placed no further information on that litter or what they looked like as adults is known—there are no photo’s of an adult Isabella GSD.

How this color occurs (naturally)

When a Liver is bred to a Blue and neither carries the others color gene then all puppies will be traditional colored.  If one or both carry the others color there is a chance that the gene’s could line up just right and create an Isabella.  Which is basically a diluted liver. 

Genetically they are like Weimaraner coloration.  We are embarking on a journey to making our own Isabella GSD, as well as expanding the liver and blue gene pool. 

We are looking forward to meeting like minded people that want to work with the blues, livers, brindles, fawns, and any of the other less common colors and patterns in the GSD as well.

We are open to discussing medical and color questions for anyone interested.  We can now send in DNA of any GSD to a lab and have it tested to see if it carries the ‘blue’ or 'liver' gene <<Vetgen>>.

Update:

On October 24, 2010 'Ivanna' our red sable female gave birth.  Her litter was sired by one of our studs named “Tybee”.  In that litter there was an assortment of colors; blue sable, liver sable, liver/tan, black/tan, red sable, and 2 Isabella’s one male and one female.  Sadly the little Isabella female did not make it. 

However the male not only thrived he turned out to be the biggest beefiest puppy in the litter.

Naturally he is and always will be with us.

His name is “Avatar”

You can visit his page  and  watch  see how his color compares to other colors, and see how he is developing.  <<<Click  here>>> to go to Avatars page

*I have other parents I am partnering to produce more cross your fingers :-)