German's with black spots on the tongue showing distant originational traits? - Page 1

Hello fellow Dog owners and care takers.
I read through a post about why German Shepherds have black spots on thier tongues, and have researched breeding and bloodlines after gaining the same curiousity over my GP having one too..... Best that I have been able to conclude via numerous resources is that due to the fact that all breeds of K-9 (large or small) are derived throughout time from the original Black Cannis dog, creating one un-enumerable removed tree, and all species of animal adapt, plus furthermore the longer strict breeding within a species is maintained in a single line more and more "flaws" within the breed disapate.
Input is welcomed.

Oh, and any vet that says it is stricltly a trait of the Chow breed, well, is honestly a mis-educated (you probably can guess), because I've seen DNA tests prove otherwise in more than one other breed. Just couldn't help that one there.

:) welcome o' board.

means good pigment

Someone told me once that it was a sign of intelligence. Which I kind of doubt, but it is what it is.

I have a friend with a SCWT who has a black spot on his tongue. Real cutie, but slightly lacking in brains... mainly 'cause hes so spoiled.

Good pigment :-) 
My boy has one way back.  When I see it I know that he has had enough exersize :-)

W

Thank you LadyFrost for the welcome :)

I caught alot on the pigment, and mine sure has such an occurance as well as smart enough to learn what the S P E L L E D   O U T  words seemingly represent and mean. However, none of that actually explains why the black spot seems to be becoming more and more common. I appreciate the responses, but they neither support or disuade what my findings and theories lean towards. Thank you everyone for the posts still the same.

Anything supportive or even argumentative?

Wlpool,

I share the same philosophy .... when the black spot's exposed it's time for a rest :)

Melissa

I would suggest that it is becoming more common because people believe that it represents good pigment which would be a quality rather than a flaw.  As a breeder, I seek out the dog with the most quality for my program and I really like a spot so when I see it I add it to the other "good" characteristics of the dog.  If this is done enough times, you will see that offspring will carry this gene.  As more people like this quality it would possibly get bred into the mix more and more thereby making it more common. 
Just a thought.

W

I would not worry about it

My whole dos head is black!

Does the dominant black of other breeds vs. recessive black of gsd's spin a twist into your theory?

the longer strict breeding within a species is maintained in a single line more and more "flaws" within the breed disapate
 

By this, are you referring to purging by means of inbreeding?