The German Shepherd dog black sable is one of the kind of pedigree German Shepherd dog. These dogs were developed in Germany and have become popular around the globe thanks to their unique skills and distinct appearances. The dog is generally bred for colder climates because it has four layers of hair which form its coat.

Uninformed German Shepherd admirers usually would take it for granted that these dogs can be availed only in one color which is the saddle back, a blend of red or tan with black. But breeders tend to invalidate this.

Fascinatingly, the color pattern is basically from that of the combined breeds. The solid black and the sable color are brought about by Labrador Retriever and Siberian Husky consecutively.

The black sable is a strange color when compared with the saddle back or the black-tan mix ones. The latter is said to be the typical pattern among German Shepherd and which the breed is being described for.

The genetic explanation of certain color combinations and pattern among black sables and other German Shepherds are still unknown and yet to be discovered.

There is a ceaseless discussion revolving around the gene analysis of the German shepherd dog. There are different reports that have been brought out on the pattern and colors that the German Shepherd dog traditionally depicts. There are some co dominant, dominant and recessive genes in the body. If the dominant gene is present then it will defeat the others. However, in the case that it is not present, the recessive gene becomes the prevalent one and the physical trait is reflected in the dog. This is what forms the color combination and pattern in the dog.

The saddle back is believed to be a recessive gene. If both the sire and dame are saddle back dogs, the result will be saddle back pups instead of black sable pups.

Hence, when you are booking your black sable German shepherd puppy from a credible breeder it is a nice idea to check the parents and their previous litter to be assured of the result.

Additionally, another element is the type of gene which can be either homozygous or heterozygous. Each trait has two genes which shows that the homozygous dog would have one gene for a coat pattern while the heterozygous dog would have two different genes for the coat. As a result if the Heterozygous sable dog had one sable parent and one saddle back parent it would have the black sable fur since that is the dominant gene. Even so, it can go on to produce sable puppies also as it has both the genes.