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white german shepherd

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Question
Hi there i have a white female german shepherd if i let her breed with a white german shepherd stud wil the puppies be white aswell?.

Answer
Hi Gino

For years, breeds of dogs that had pups born predominately white that were not recognized as such, like the Boxer and German Shepherd, those pups were culled and not used in any breeding program.  They were typically albino's that were deaf, blind or had other hereditary defects.

Today, with more and more breeders calling their dogs "rare" (insert breed here) are doing so for profit and not for the betterment of the breed.

You have to understand and know the bloodlines of your dogs on both side for at least 3 generation (more is better) to determine what the colors are going to be.  Although I'm of the opinion, that color is that LAST thing you should be breeding for with health and temperament in the forefront.

Good luck