The goal with our Liver GSD matings is to increase the limited gene pool, create more blue carrier GSD, work to produce Isabella and to produce the color blue itself.

 

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.

 

If 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 the colors are very pastel.

Genetically 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 dilutes 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 ‘liver’ gene <<Vetgen>>.

 

The Isabella color is genetically the same color as a Weimaraner.  Therefore we feel this color as well as the blue and liver color is a viable color and should not be eliminated from the GSD population.  Since these genes are recessives and are in many well known pedigree’s it has been impossible to breed these colors out of the GSD breed. 

The first blue GSD I saw was a puppy.  It was so obvious that this puppy was blue and it was the only one in the litter.  It was already sold and so was I.   I then met Dawn Malcolm as I was looking for a traditional colored show type stud male.  Dawn shared with me that she has a solid blue male and had a strong love for the livers and blues too.  We became good friends and Dawn found the Blue/Liver chat list and suggested I join.  I am glad I did as I have met some great people and people who are as interested in sharing in the goals I have set forth.  Which are to create at least a 4 generation blue GSD pedigree and at least a 4 generation pedigree of dilute GSD with both livers and blues.  I thought this was a good goal to set as I have a couple of white GSD that are 4+ generations of white GSD — meaning no colors on a 4 generation pedigree— only white GSD. 

 

I currently have 8 Blue GSD; click the name to go to their page

 

Navy — Solid Blue Male Carries Long Coat

 

Chicory—Blue/Tan Female Carries White

 

CorDawn Blue— Blue Sable Female Carries White

 

Iris—Blue/Tan Long Coat Imported from the UK (page posted soon)

 

Fraiser—Blue/Red Sable—unrelated

 

Pand-Z—Blue/Tan Panda

 

I have 6 known blue carriers as well: Ramsey, Glenda, Mufasa, Sheena, Jessica, Pandella

 

Blue GSD are a naturally occurring color within the GSD gene pool.  The color is listed on the registration certificate as the GSD club within AKC recognize that this is a color that is carried by many GSD and should be acknowledged as it’s genetic coloration.  The puppies born of a blue GSD that are expressing the color blue themselves are born a very striking shade of blue. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue is a dilution of black, it is lighter than black and in some cases it is very apparent that they are still blue as adults.  The puppies are born a very pretty shade of blue and many of them turn to almost like a Steele gray black as adults. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the blues are born lighter and remain a little lighter as adults.  You may hear the phrase Powder Blue and Steele Blue these terms refer to the shades of blue which refers to the depth of the blue color on the dogs coat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have other adult GSD in traditional colors and white however I do not know with some of my adults who is carrying the blue.  The only way to know who are carriers is to breed them to blue or to submit their DNA to one of the color DNA labs available now.