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Blue German Shepherd โ€“ Your Complete Breed Guide

The Blue German Shepherd is a color variation best described as a grayish or watered-down black hue. It is not, in fact, blue in the traditional sky or ocean shades of color. The blue coat of the Blue German Shepherd is further classified based on special markings and bi-color combinations with groups, like blue and tan and sable blue.

Black Maltese: Not A Purebred Maltese!

No, the Black Maltese is not a purebred Maltese.ย The black color does not exist among purebred Maltese. Any Black Maltese you come across is a hybrid between a Maltese and another doggie breed that gave it the black color.

White Pugs: A Complete Guide To This Pug Breed

A white pug can obtain this coloring in one of three main ways. The first is leucism, where the melanin production is lower than normal. The second is albinism, where there is no melanin produced at all. Finally, it could be due to mixed breeding with breeds that have white coloring genes, in which case it is technically not a pure pug.