THE GERMAN SHEPHERDS ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT FOR SALE
THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE EXAMPLES OF BRINDLE COLORED GERMAN SHEPHERDS
SOME WERE PRODUCED BY LAKESIDE SHEPHERDS AND SOME BY OTHER BREEDERS
Brindle was originally part of the breed from the beginning; one of the most influential German Shepherd Dogs of all time (Beowulf) was a brindle.
Unfortunately, the color was deemed “non standard” and started to fade away some time after the breed founder’s (Captain Max von Stephanitz) passing.
Brindle is a dominant color, meaning it can be reproduced from only one parent and will not be carried recessively.. so it is easy to breed out. Some argue that no gene is truly “extinct” and could pop up again. Brindle most certainly can be “hidden” underneath black, white or any other masking gene. Personally I think it is sad for certain colors and patterns to be selectively bred out. To quote Captain Max von Stephanitz himself: “no good dog is a bad color.”
Beowulf was the damsire to one of the greatest early German Shepherds, 1906 & 1907 SIEGER ππ€π‘ππ£π π«π€π£ ππ©ππ§π ππ£ππͺπ§π SCHH3, who in turn sired one of the greatest males of all time.. 1909 SIEGER πππ©π©ππ‘ π«π€π£ πππ ππ§π’ππ§π HGH. (Hettel in fact is linebred 3-2 to Beowulf; Beowulf also being his damsire) Hettel’s paternal line is behind every single DDR German Shepherd alive today; and his blood lives on in every other line of GSDs as well. Imagine if Beowulf would have been excluded from the gene pool back then, simply because of his color/pattern.
Lakeside Shepherds has some of the most unique German Shepherds that not only conform to Breed Standards but also offers a broad selection of colors.
Like Max Von Stephanitz, GSD breed founder, said: βNo good dog is a bad color.β
Maxβs vision was of a well built, mentally sound, family companion. While the breed was created to be a farm hand (herding dog) it also has the expectations of being the ultimate family/farm hand with patience, love and understanding of keeping the other farm animals safe and playing with the children. Maxβs original book βGerman Shepherd in Word and Pictureβ has many photoβs of GSD playing with children, sharing their food with baby chicks, playing ring around a posy with the children, hanging out with baby lambs; basically the farmers right hand as they also kept the children safe and the farm animals safe from predators. They take their job seriously and love with their whole hearts. They want and need to be part of the family.