the color comes from england through a dog sold as black and tan and exported to the Squiers Kennel in USA (although sold as black & tan, this dog was a sable). He was the male Elmbury Cinnamon Teal, born 16.01.76 breed by mr. roger hall-jones. his pedigree >>
http://www.gloriette-artemis.net/wikipedi/english-cocker-spaniel/gb/dog_4805.htmlhe was the father from the sables in europe.
mr. james mel phillips, dated 1938, published in the jornal of hederdity #29 write abaut the sables and the sable gene.
most the sables in england was disappeard becaus the color was not like. it was a wrong color and often noned as bad black and tan. in usa the sabels was registratet. hosking's nancy (1930), gypsie (1934), the pied piper of fieldhead ( 1938), zipper's sable boots (1939), pete hold (1941) and the sisters sable boomer and sable brock.
in this time the sable was a random product. also the scheduled sable breed stard in the 70th with the dogs from dirk squiere
The breed in germany stard 1985 with the dogs Squier's Litle Surprise and Squier's Squier's Secret Wonder im kennel vom Heidebusch. the dogs come after this two bitches start her trip around europe and the world. i be realy shure that all sable puppes who born today in europe, the solids and the roan sables, have one of this two bitches in her pedigree.
you can read the article from mr. james phillips here >>>
http://www.cocker-colours.com/james_mel_phillips_1938.htmlthat is the quick story abaut the sables