question, can two full blood German sheps. have a single white puppy

[jonesedwardk]

i have yet to see it because they're fresh and not mine, but my dads G/F has two German Shepards, and the female just gave birth last night, litter of 7, but one of them is white, how possible is it these two had a single white GSD vs. the chances it may be albino?

 

[missouricc]

@jonesedwardk The white color of a GSD is actually a mutation. It usually is a result of breeding two blood-linked dogs, sire and daughter or dam and son or any other kind. White Shepherds tend to be very big dogs and can be high-strung. Short version: The white color is cause by a mutated gene usually as a result of inbreeding. The dog will be huge and very energetic.

 

[jonesedwardk]

@missouricc well the parents are both full-blood, i know not if they are sire and daughter, will find out today. thanks for the assistance.

 

[rickyleeham]

@jonesedwardk White GSDs aren't really albino either.

 

[jonesedwardk]

@rickyleeham i didn't say they were, try re-reading my post, i asked what the chances were of it being a White GSD Vs. albino, because again, i have yet to see it.

 

[gwugluud]

@jonesedwardk Are you familiar with the workings of genetics? In short, yes it is possible, because both parents may have had a recessive gene that caused that one puppy to be white.

 

[jonesedwardk]

@gwugluud no, i know less than nothing about dogs in any way, other than i like huskies. :/

thanks for the help madam.

 

[gwugluud]

@jonesedwardk It's not just dog genetics, it's genetics in general. Didn't you learn about this in high school?

 

[davidbb]

@gwugluud Asshole much? (good job deleting your other posts)

 

[gwugluud]

@davidbb FYI, other folk chimed in on this conversation. When you assume, you make an ass of yourself.

 

[jonesedwardk]

@gwugluud no, lmao, i went to public school, IN MICHIGAN, the only thing that place taught me was people are douche-bags most times, and that anne frank was killed by the nazis.(seriously, learned about this chick every year from 6th grade on.)

seriously though, yes i am aware of genetics and how they work, but as i do not know the lineage of either of these dogs, as well as not seeing the puppy itself....hence the coming here for answers. thanks for making me feel dumb.