Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
- GSP4ME
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Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
Friend of mine at work was looking for a dog - just mainly as a pet/running companion not so much for hunting. Anyway, he sent me a link to an ad he saw on craigslist asking, "Have you ever seen a GSP this color". I have not but wondered if there was any precedent for it without there being some Weimaraner or??? thrown in along the way.
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/for/4830365299.html
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/for/4830365299.html
Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
Last pic sure looks like it has weim in it. I bet they would be great running partners though n
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Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
It is a dilute gene that exists in some lines of GSP. It is not an accepted color and is a fault that should not be bred for.
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Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
Looks good though!!
Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
I believe the Weimar and gsp were once registered under the same stud book. A Weimar owner posted some pics of a Weimar that looked very similar to that, a Weimar with white and liver spots.
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Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
Definitely looks like a Weimer in the woodpile somewhere along the lines
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Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
Thanks for the replies. I was just curious. He decided to go a different route and get a grown dog once I told him how long he'd have to wait before a young pup was ready for long distance runs.
Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
if you want a pet, go for it. If you want a GSP to do something with for yourself or the future of the GSP breed, walk away.
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Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
Yes, it occurs from time to time in GSP litters. A friend of mine in the Czech Republic told me one or two popping up over there from time to time and a person in Brazil sent me photos of her pup, from two GSPs, that has a 'silver' (actually a dilute brown) coat. I wrote a bunch of articles on my blog about Weims with white in their coat. In some of them I mention the GSP connection.
http://pointingdogblog.blogspot.ca/2012 ... f-the.html
http://pointingdogblog.blogspot.ca/2012 ... f-the.html