The long-hair gene is recessive, making the long-hair variety rarer. Treatment of the long-hair variation differs across standards; they are accepted but not competed with standard coated dogs under the German and UK Kennel Clubs while they can compete with standard coated dogs, but are considered a fault in the American Kennel Club. The FCI accepted the long-haired type in 2010, listing it as the variety b—while short-haired type is listed as the variety a.Most commonly, German Shepherds are either tan/black or red/black. The FCI accepted the long-haired type in 2010, listing it as the variety b—while short-haired type is listed as the variety a.Most commonly, German Shepherds are either tan/black or red/black. Most color varieties have black masks and black body markings which can range from a classic 'saddle' to an over-all 'blanket.'
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