Why Jax (our older GSD) needs to be worried

[tunaoftheland]

I've never commented about your dogs (my cats would get jealous) but I love seeing them and I just have to say Kane has grown into a stunning dog! Jax is handsome too, but Kane is really a beautiful dog.

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Yes, Kane is a long-hair. Both GSDs, from east (sire) and west (dam) german lines. Cousins/brothers, they have the same sire and their dams are full sisters.
Thanks for the compliments. We do love these boys so much.

Interesting how just one dog difference can make one long and one short. Do you know which is dominant? Did the rest of the litters have short/long respectively?

 

[Brindlebtch]

Grits, you whisper in Jax's ear that he just as good looking as his baby bro, Gigantor. If he reads this thread he's going to have a complex!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Your dogs are beautiful, theyve become very handsome young men! congrats!

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

They are both very nice looking dogs. I have to admit that I think Jax is a super hunk. Little bro needs to grow into himself a little more

How tall are they at the shoulder? My Foenix is 27.5 inches at the shoulder, considered very tall for a GSD and outside of the standard for height.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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Yes, Kane is a long-hair. Both GSDs, from east (sire) and west (dam) german lines. Cousins/brothers, they have the same sire and their dams are full sisters.
Thanks for the compliments. We do love these boys so much.

Interesting how just one dog difference can make one long and one short. Do you know which is dominant? Did the rest of the litters have short/long respectively?

Also Wolfwoman, GSDs can be long haired as well, I think most have shorter hair but there is also a long hair gene, as well as different color and coat patterns and stuff too, I think it really depends on the parents and the particular line as well as genetics.

ETA: here is some info about GSDs as well as the coat types and stuff.
AKC breed profile/standard: http://www.akc.org/breeds/german_shepherd_dog/index.cfm

GSDCA (German Shepherd Dog Club of America): http://www.gsdca.org/index.php and info: http://www.gsdca.org/german-shepherd-dogs

coat color: http://www.total-german-shepherd.com/German-Shepherd-Coat-Colors.html and FAQ: http://www.total-german-shepherd.com/GSD-FAQ.html

more coat color: http://www.4germanshep.com/coat_colors.htm and more GSD info (keep scrolling, theres lots of stuff on this page): http://www.4germanshep.com/understanding_german_pedigrees.htm

even more coat color and patterns as well as coat lengths/types if you scroll down: http://www.4gsd.net/colours.html I think Kane is a long stock coat, if you scroll down on this page under long stock coat, there is a dog that looks almost exactly like him so I think thats what he is

Long Coat GSD breeder (I think this is actually more of an old fashioned/larger type of GSD as well but hopefully there will be pics and info and stuff to help give you more of an idea about this type of coat): http://www.longcoatgermanshepherds.com/

coat color, type and patterns (click on the title of the category to go to the descriptions of each and pics): http://www.kerstoneshepherds.net/colors/colors.htm info page on coat types and saddles after clicking on it: http://www.kerstoneshepherds.net/colors/coatsaddle.htm

more coat info: http://www.quickoverview.com/overviews/german-shepherd.html

even more coat info: http://www.pcgermanshepherds.com/our-story/

Hopefully, this info will help you to better understand GSDs and the different variations amoung the coats, also sorry if i sound rude or like a no it all or anything by profiding all of these links and stuff, that is not how im intending come off, my intention is not to hammer this info down your throat or show you how wrong you are or anything like that (you're not), thats not my goal, my goal is to help educate you and help you better understand it, I am by no means an expert, (I find this interesting too, i basically just knew there were different coats and some color patterns and stufff but didnt really know too many details), I just went on google and found some info, so clearly im not an expert, just a person who wants to help you understand it better while learning myself, so hopefully this helps you.

 

[Crazyland]

Kane has certainly grown up!

Both the boys are looking very handsom.

 

[gritsar]

Interesting information there KDOGG331. I actually didn't know that Kane was long haired when I picked him out (@ 5 weeks old). I just wanted the darkest pup out of the litter and that happened to be Kane. He still doesn't have his full coat yet. Still has puppy fluff on his hind quarters, but just a little.

Wolfwoman, just about every pup I've seen from the boys breeder is a medium coat, but look in their pedigree and what do we find but a semi- longhaired, Jax and Kane's grandsire:

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/pedigree/405593.html


Jamie Okay, measured. Jax comes out to be about 26, Kane 27.5.

Brindle Out with the boys this evening and DH told Jax he wish he was as big as Kane. I slapped him for Jax. Jax is built for speed, Kane is built for bulldozing. Both boys are special in their own right.

 

[gritsar]

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[Wolfwoman]

KDOGG331, no offense, I find it interesting too. Not that I'm needing another dog...LOL