Black coated GSD

The black German shepherd is one of the many different coat colors and patterns that are associated with the German shepherd breed. The black German shepherd is not a separate dog breed from the German shepherd breed like the white German shepherd which is recognized as a separate dog breed by some kennel clubs.

The black coat of the German shepherd is the result of genes passed down to the pup by the parents but before we delve into the genetics of the black German shepherd we need to have a brief understanding of the German shepherd coat colors and coat patterns.

The German shepherd breed comes in wide varieties of coat colors such as: black & tan, black & silver, black & cream, black & red, blue, blue & silver, blue & cream, blue & tan, blue & red, liver, liver & cream, liver & tan, liver & red, white, sable, solid black, solid white, solid liver, solid blue etc.

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