Black under jaws, from wolf or GSD ???

[Mikael]

Originally Posted by hanninadina

Ina, do you have pictures from your now over 1 year old wolves, so that we can see that there is no black mask any more?

Christian

Or maby we can just believe her word about it Christian

Regards / Mikael

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Originally Posted by Mikael

Or maby we can just believe her word about it Christian

Regards / Mikael

Thank you Mikael but no need to do so, on the 4 pages in my link you can see when the photos have been made, they mostly have been put into the forum shortly after taking them, I think they nicely show the developement of masks. The wolfs have been born midth of April. But I am sure you did understand my third post.

And this are about 6-7 week old CSW puppies: http://www.wolfdog.org/drupal/de/gallery/pic/30945/
these are about 5-6 weeks: http://www.wolfdog.org/drupal/de/gallery/pic/30796/
this one about 10-12 weeks: http://www.wolfdog.org/drupal/de/gallery/pic/16257/
I think they show very nicely that Saschia has been right.

Regards Ina

[Juniorwolf]

Please forgive me if some of you dont think this is the right thread to ask this question !

I have seen some CSW`s who don`t have a straight muzzle(bending down on the last part just before the nose) and I have never seen it on any GSD or wolf before, so I wonder if anyone know where this comes from ?
...I havent seen all GSD or wolves, so maybe some of you have seen it on one of thise two animals before or is it a mutation caused by inbreeding(like outstanding eyes and curly coat) ?

Greetings Rolf

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Hello,
I don´t exactly know what you mean, if it is the kind of mask you quite often see in dark-coloured wolfdogs this is something I have seen in wolfs too. I think it is just a variability in colour.

Regards Ina

[Vaiva]

Originally Posted by michaelundinaeichhorn

Hello,
I don´t exactly know what you mean, if it is the kind of mask you quite often see in dark-coloured wolfdogs this is something I have seen in wolfs too. I think it is just a variability in colour.

Regards Ina

I guess he means not the color, but the form Like this: http://www.wolfdog.org/drupal/lt/gallery/pic/43671/

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Originally Posted by Vaiva

I guess he means not the color, but the form Like this: http://www.wolfdog.org/drupal/lt/gallery/pic/43671/

This is an absolutely normal mask of an elder dog.
I thought something like this http://www.wolfdog.org/drupal/de/gallery/pic/12307/ this kind isn´t so uncommon in dark coloured dogs. I have seen it in wolfs, I think it´s just a question of genetic variability.

Ina

[Juniorwolf]

Hi Ina,

No I don`t mean the mask, but shape of the muzzle :

not straight muzzle


straight muzzle


Greetings Rolf

[Juniorwolf]

Originally Posted by Vaiva

I guess he means not the color, but the form Like this: http://www.wolfdog.org/drupal/lt/gallery/pic/43671/

Hi Vaiva,

yes like this ...sorry, but i did not see your post before I already made one my self

Greetings Rolf

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Oh now I see. No I haven´t seen it in wolfs but I must confess I didn´t look for it, I will do next time. Our wolfs don´t have it. I think I can remember some GSD with it.

Ina