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| In relation to the Standard of the Breed, no one solid coat color is preferred to any other solid color. The variations in coat colors, as described below, do not alter the color requirements/preferences as described in the Standard of the Breed. |
Group A |
Basic Colors. Has black (charcoal) pigmentation, i.e. skin, nose, tongue, mouth/flews and foot pads. Nails may be lighter. |
| Cream | An "offwhite" color. May have darker ears and shading along the dorsal line. May be described as light cream, cream or dark cream. | Sable | A lacing of black hairs over a lighter ground color. Two separate colored hairs - one black and one a lighter color (not white). The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. |
| Fawn | A very light tan/golden color ranging to a dark tan/golden color. Some fawns with dark fawn coats have a pronounced red tinge. May have darker shading along the dorsal line. Red fawns may have lighter colored skin, eyes and toe nails. They should have a solid colored nose and foot pads. May be described as light fawn, fawn, dark fawn or red fawn. | Silver | Includes blue, grey and taupe. A bluish/silverish smoky color. The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. |
| Red | Mahogany to rich chestnut red (example: Irish Setter). The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. | Black | True black. May have a blue, grey, brown or red tinge on the sides. The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. May bleach, fade or brown from exposure to the sun. |
| Brown | A medium to dark brown color. The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. |
Group B |
Dilute Colors. No black (charcoal) pigmentation anywhere on dog. Skin, nose and nails are self-colored blending with the coat color. Eyes may be light or dark. Tongues may vary light to dark lavender. |
| Cream (Dilute) | An "offwhite" color. May have darker shading on the ears and along the dorsal line. May be described as light cream, cream or dark cream. | Chocolate (Dilute) | A medium to dark color (example: Hershey milk or dark chocolate). The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Includes liver.. |
| Apricot (Dilute) | Similar to but lighter in color than a five-point-red (dilute). A distinct apricot color ranging in shades from light to dark apricot. | Sable (Dilute) | A lacing of dark colored hairs over a lighter ground color. Two separate colored hairs - one dark (red, brown, silver) and one a lighter color (not white). The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. Nose is slate. Mouth/tongue is lavender. Skin, eyes, foot pads, and nails are self-colored. |
| Five-Point-Red (Dilute) | A distinct deep red fawn varying to a dark red color. The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. The "five points" are nose, eyes, skin, foot pads and anus. | Silver (Dilute) | Includes blue, grey and taupe. A bluish/silverish smoky color. The coat color is uniform over the body, neck, head and legs. Very little variation. Nose is slate. Mouth/tongue is lavender. Skin, eyes, foot pads, and nails are self-colored. |
Group C |
Not A Solid Colored Coat. |
| Albino | Spotted | Spots, ticked or roaning. | |
| Brindle | A fine mixture of black hairs with hairs of a lighter color, usually tan, brown, or grey with typical tiger stripe pattern. | Tan-Pointed Pattern | Such as commonly found in black and tan, liver and tan, etc. (Doberman Pinscher) or saddle pattern (German Shepherd). These patterns or variations may appear in other color combinations. |
| Parti-Color | Variegated in patches of two or more colors. |
| Tongue Color | 1. Black: 2. Flowered: 3. Pink: |
Tongue solid blue-black. Tongue pink with blue-black markings. Tongue solid pink. |
| Mouth Color | 1. Black: 2. Flowered: 3. Pink: |
Roof, Flews, and gums blue-black. Roof, Flews, and gums blue-black and pink. Roof, Flews, and gums pink. |
| Coat Color | No dog is eligible for registration which possesses those characteristics which designate an albino, such as light (or pink) skin over the body with white or cream-colored hair over the body and eyes of a bluish cast. |