Coat Colors

Question 1

Basic colors

Answer 1

Black, brown, chocolate, liver, tan, red, yellow, gold and blue and gray and white

Question 2

Sable

Answer 2

Black tipped hairs overlaid on a different colored background (Belgian Malanois)

Question 3

Merle

Answer 3

Dominant gene that produces irregular dark blotches of color against a lighter background (Australian Shepard)

Question 4

Ticking

Answer 4

Presence of small areas with dark hairs interspersed with lighter color hairs throughout the coat (hunt dogs)

Question 5

Brindle

Answer 5

Black or dark hairs interspersed with lighter hairs in a subtle striped pattern (tiger stripe)

Question 6

Splashed

Answer 6

Irregular markings usually white on a more deeply colored background

Question 7

Tri colored

Answer 7

Black and tan and white

Question 8

Parti colored

Answer 8

White and another color in approximately equal proportion

Question 9

Pinto or piebald

Answer 9

Irregular colored patches superimposed on a white background