Light tan (probably sable) with white furnishings and headĪny dog with two distinct colours in its coatīlack lines on the toes of a tan-pointed dogīlack with tan points ( a ta t) diluted to white by the Intensity gene. Caused by a mutationīlue merle with a brownish sheen to the grey parts of the coat Often caused by mosaicismĪ red or tan spot on an otherwise black-spotted Dalmatian. In effect, an almost completely black (or liver, etc) dog with just a small patch Merle dog with very little visible merling. The double merle causes broken patches of merle on a white base, giving a pattern similar to harlequin (but more regular) White markings in the irish spotting pattern (muzzle, neck, chest, lower legs and tail tip)īlack (or liver, isabella, or blue) on the muzzle area (may include the eyebrows and the ears), caused by the E m geneĭouble merle. Dark liver is called copper in this breed. Light purplish tongue colour on a dilute Shar Pei May have a black or liver saddle.Ī solid white dog with a slight cream sheenīlack with traditional tan markings ( a ta t) Off-white (light cream), caused by dilution of phaeomelanin (red). To be a brownish colour, like liver but without liver pigmentĭilute liver (bb on the B locus and dd on the D locus)Ī light, dullish red dog with a blue mask and blue sabling (so a blue dilute sable, dd) When the coat grows in, such dogs can appear Overall appearance is similar to a Holstein cowīlack brindle (brindle with very thick black stripes). Merle modifier which dilutes the grey parts on a merle to white, leaving jet black patches on a white base. Not caused by the grizzle or domino gene. Intermingled brown and black hairs (usually on a saddle). Caused by grizzle gene E g, as in domino Afghan Hounds In clear sables, merle may only be visible on the mask (if present)Ī dog with more white than normal for its breed, or a dog with clear white (no ticking)īlack/brown with tan points/underparts. Black patches may still appear on the muzzle, where most Danes have black masks Harlequin Great Dane with sable (fawn) patches rather than black. Note that "domino" as used in Afghan hounds refers to a specific variation of the actual domino gene, and not all genetic dominos will be referred to as domino.ĭark line along the back, often caused by sabling Usually a dog with a greyish/brown back and cream/white underparts, caused by the domino/grizzle gene ( E g). Patch on a merle that is lighter than the other dark patches This is caused by intermingled black hairs Caused by the RALY modifierĪ merle dog with a dark grey base coat (rather than the usual light grey). Generally the tan covers the whole of the muzzle and eyebrows, most of the legs, and the front of the chest. Pattern inbetween traditional tan points and saddle. Clear-coloured dogs may still have white markings (white is not a colour) Very dark blue dilute ( dd), often appearing almost blackīrindle or fawn (sable) boxer with the piebald white pattern Sable with blue (diluted black, dd) pigment, or sable with isabella (diluted liver, bbdd) pigment, giving a grey/blue cast to the coatīlack-pigmented dog with roaned white, which appears a bluish colourīlack (or brindle) dog with white markings in the irish spotting patternĪ brownish cast to the coat of a longhaired black dog, usually caused by sun bleaching with thick black stripes, so very little red shows through)Ĭavalier King Charles Spaniel and King Charles Spaniel (English Toy Spaniel)ĭeep, clear red (recessive red, ee) with white markings in the piebald pattern. Various, but mainly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and King Charles Spaniel (English Toy Spaniel)Ĭoloured spot in the middle of the forehead blaze on a piebald dogīlack and white with no tan markings (caused by recessive black gene)īlue merle and white with no tan markings (caused by recessive black gene with merle)Ĭream (light red), appearing either as patches or on the whole of the dogīlack with tan points (a ta t) which have been diluted to off-white by the Intensity gene Associated with agouti (a w), but some banding may also occur in sable dogs When hairs have bands of more than one colour. Greyish patches, most likely black or dark sable with greying gene Isabella (liver dilute, bbdd) or very washed-out red Particular breeds, so to make things easier, here's a list of some of the terms you'll find (either on breed standards or being usedīy breeders), and what they actually mean in terms of the genetics we've studied on this site.Ī dog with very, very diluted pigment. Or a yellow Golden Retriever, yet they're genetically the same colour! This can be a bit of a barrier when it comes to working out the genetics of For example, genetically recessive red Labradors are "yellow" but Golden Retrievers are "golden". There is a vast array of different names given to the sameĬolours in different breeds.
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