A solid black GSD is a very acceptable color in the German
Shepherd Dog breed, but not seen as often as their sable or saddle back counterparts. Visually very striking, black GSD's are seldom solid.
Most black German Shepherds dogs have a few tan hairs between their toes or around the rectal area, underneath the tail.
The basic body color is controlled by the genes. In Germany a Solid Black German Shepherd is referred to as "Lacquer Blacks". Primarily I think this is reference to the way in which the light reflects off their beautiful black shiny coat.
Black, just like solid white, is a recessive gene that can be hidden for several generations before making an appearance. Solid black is recessive to both agouti and two-tone patterned dogs. Both parents must carry the gene to produce solid black puppies.
Please keep in mind that the color of the GSD is in itself not important and has no effect on the character of the dog or on its fitness for work. For that reason coat color is trivial and it should be a secondary consideration when choosing a new German Shepherd companion.
Do you own a solid black GSD? If you would like to share pictures of your black GSD with the rest of the German Shepherd loving audience, we'd love to post them. Please contact us at our contact page link for more information on getting your solid black GSD photos to us.
Order Your Own Black German Shepherd Sign
Want to show the world how much you care about your solid black GSD? Then here you go - a metal aluminum sign with vinyl lettering showing a black German Shepherd silhouette in all it's glory.
Want one for yourself? If you're a U.S. citizen you can order them here for only $33.99 each USD + $6.00 shipping via USPS Priority Mail. Sorry, no International orders at this time. They are 10 inches by 14 inches in size. All our metal GSD signs are created with heavy duty vinyl lettering on heavy duty .040 aluminum signs. (No holes drilled).
Each of our metal signs are handmade, one at a time. We do not screen print our signs by the thousands like some companies do. We make each of our signs one at a time by cutting vinyl material lettering (much like what you see on car magnetic advertisements or on store windows) and applying the vinyl design directly to each metal blank, so it does take a bit of time to create each one of these German Shepherd signs from scratch.
These metal dog signs are great for outdoor use in any weather conditions (and for indoor use as well) and they are very sturdy and last a really long time too!
To order: Click on the button below the GSD sign you want to order. By clicking on "Add to Cart", you will be directed to our secure Paypal shopping cart to complete your purchase.
You can use your own credit card or Paypal account to securely pay for your purchases (you do not necessarily have to have a Paypal account to pay via the Paypal system).
Below find a few pictures representative of the traditional solid black German Shepherd Dog. Thanks to all our readers who have shared photos of their dogs with us all! We do appreciate it and please keep them coming our way!
