Buying a Pup for Color?
Do you really want to buy your pup based on its color?
The solids are striking in their liver or black colors, but I tend to like the patterned dogs better.
Can you pick out patched and ticked, patched, solid or ticked. Some dogs with patched and ticked coloration have very little ticking. Check out the color patterns in the slide show below. Some of them are more beautiful than others, depending on what you like, but the color has little to do with the personality you are looking for. The pictures are not a comprehensive list, but they will give you a nice overview of the color ranges.
I believe color is the last of the criteria you want to use to choose your pup! Color should be near the bottom of your list. Why do you want to own a German Shorthaired Pointer? A family pet, weekend hunter, trial dog? We have known our pups to go be companions for active hikers, hunters, trial dogs and one even sold to accompany its owner on a boat!
The color of the pup can be much more varied than I can show here, and if you are buying on color choice you may be looking all over the country in your attempt to find a specific color pattern.
We have a friend who has one beautiful female pup that is a lot of white color, but is going to be a wonderful trial dog. Why has she been so hard to sell? Her sire is a national Field Champion, a sire of national Futurity winners and placements (and in the National GSPCA Futurity, a youngster is running against the best of the best!). Her mother is a Field Champion.Her pedigree screams talent and ability to hunt! Her only "fault" is that people are looking for color and they have passed up a beautiful youngster. She will sell, or the owners will keep her and trial her to her FC title. Either way, she is a very valuable pup!
Don't fall into the trap of allowing color to be your main criteria. The dog under all that color, or all that white, is the same and is going to be a valuable and beloved pet and/or hunting partner and/or trial dog!
The solids are striking in their liver or black colors, but I tend to like the patterned dogs better.
Can you pick out patched and ticked, patched, solid or ticked. Some dogs with patched and ticked coloration have very little ticking. Check out the color patterns in the slide show below. Some of them are more beautiful than others, depending on what you like, but the color has little to do with the personality you are looking for. The pictures are not a comprehensive list, but they will give you a nice overview of the color ranges.
I believe color is the last of the criteria you want to use to choose your pup! Color should be near the bottom of your list. Why do you want to own a German Shorthaired Pointer? A family pet, weekend hunter, trial dog? We have known our pups to go be companions for active hikers, hunters, trial dogs and one even sold to accompany its owner on a boat!
The color of the pup can be much more varied than I can show here, and if you are buying on color choice you may be looking all over the country in your attempt to find a specific color pattern.
We have a friend who has one beautiful female pup that is a lot of white color, but is going to be a wonderful trial dog. Why has she been so hard to sell? Her sire is a national Field Champion, a sire of national Futurity winners and placements (and in the National GSPCA Futurity, a youngster is running against the best of the best!). Her mother is a Field Champion.Her pedigree screams talent and ability to hunt! Her only "fault" is that people are looking for color and they have passed up a beautiful youngster. She will sell, or the owners will keep her and trial her to her FC title. Either way, she is a very valuable pup!
Don't fall into the trap of allowing color to be your main criteria. The dog under all that color, or all that white, is the same and is going to be a valuable and beloved pet and/or hunting partner and/or trial dog!
