German Shepherd Colors (Pictures)

Strong, rich colors are preferred in German Shepherd Dogs. Faded colors, wash-outs, and livers are all serious faults in the show ring. White German Shepherds are beautiful to look at, but a total disqualification in the show ring. The white GSD should not be bred for this reason.

 Photo credit: C Cameron

 Photo credit: "Saffo" by Éleveur du Domaine de la Maison des jeunes - photo scannée et publiée avec l'aimable auturisation de l'éleveur du Domaine de la Maison des jeunes. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saffo.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Saffo.jpg

"Stary pies" by Aksel07 - Own work. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Blacks and browns are the dominant colors for German Shepherds. They also show in solid black.

Photo credit: "Owczarek niemiecki czarny". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Here are some more beautiful pictures of German Shepherd Dogs!

Photo credit: "German Shepherd Dogs portrait" by Flickr user jn2race - Flickr here. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Photo credit: "Deutscher Schäferhund- portrait" by Pepo13 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.