Pure black German Shepherds

I understand that you want an all black, but I would be focusing on a quality breeder with quality to bloodlines in any color they have available. I will admit that the black ones for beautiful dogs, but as I understand it they are not all the common. I would stay away from solid white because the ones that I have seen they tend to be neurotic. I have no knowledge of any breeders in the states you listed, I bought mine from a litter in South Georgia.

Racist.

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I understand that you want an all black, but I would be focusing on a quality breeder with quality to bloodlines in any color they have available.

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As a former owner of a HIGHLY bred ($$$) GSD, I wholeheartedly endorse this position - get the best bloodline you can (avoiding all the extreme angulation that was/is popular in the show ring), with the best hips and personality you can, and forget about coat color.

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I would stay away from solid white because the ones that I have seen they tend to be neurotic.

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They're not to any reputable breed standard, either, AFAIK. A purely boutique strain, bred purely for appearance (to a lesser degree, this is true of the solid black, but anecdotally, the solid black are truer to breed expectations, overall).

I would never pick an animal to be part of my family, with the destructive potential of a medium or large dog based on appearance.

#1 Temperment for purpose

#2 Genetic health

#3 Other attributes (including champion bloodlines, appearance, angulation, etc.)

I have a solid white GSD and while I agree that you shouldn't buy based on color, this dog has one of the best temperaments I've ever seen in a Shepherd. I guess I could say I lucked out.

This is him as a puppy years ago [/URL][/img]