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Jet Black
Individual hairs of the outercoat are solid black from root to tip. A
monochrome coat. The coat on hindquarters, tail and ears is deep black.
The undercoat is black or dark grey.
Jet black dogs usually also have very dark pigmentation on their paw pads.
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Black
Individiual hairs of the outer coat are white at the root, but for the
latter part black. Some solid white hairs are present as well. Yellow
and brownish hairs are to be found on hindquarters, tail and ears.
The undercoat may be beige, white or charcoal or often a mixture of the
three.
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Dilute/Silver Black
The hairs of the outercoat are mostly white, ending with a black tip.
No yellow or brownish hairs are present, only grey. The dogs are black
on the head and along the spine. Silver on the hindquarters, tail and
ears.
The undercoat is white.
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Wolf Grey
The outercoat is yellow/brownish colored, starting at the root of the
hair, and ending in a black tip. Casts of beige, tan, yellow or red behind
the ears, on the hindquarters and in the saddle area.
The undercoat is beige.
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Grey
Individual hairs of the outercoat are crème and/or grey/brownish
colored at the root, and ending in a black tip.
The undercoat is usually a mixture of beige and silver.
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Silvergrey
The outercoat is of various shades of white; black often only tipping
the hair. It gives a silver impression on the head, back and hindquartes
and somewhat darker along the spine. No brownish tones.
The undercoat is light grey or white.
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White with black
saddle
Not a color, but a pattern. The dog is white with piebald markings restricted
to the saddle and croupe. The outercoat at the saddle area is like a black
dog. On other parts same as the white dog.
The undercoat is white or silver, but coat may be banded or monochromatic.
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Pinto
/ Piebald
A basically white dog with colored 'plates' either on the head only, the
rump only or on both. The plates can be any of the colors common in the
breed, usually being black, grey or red.
The undercoat is white or silver, but coat may be banded or monchromatic.
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White and Isabella
white
The outercoat may be monochromatic or banded with silver tipping. The
Isabella White has buff tones on ears, saddle, above hock and elbow and
in the tail.
The undercoat is silver or white in the pure white dog and white with
some beige and yellow in the Isabella White dog.
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Copper
The outercoat is deep red, copper or even brown. The coat is monochrome
red and as in Jet Black dogs, the coloring has the same intensity all
over the body, including ears, hindquarters and tail.
The undercoat is copper, red or brown.
Eyes are either amber or blue, or one of each, but never brown. The nose
is always liver colored.
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Red/Apricot
The outercoat is clear red and fits the color of apricot. The outercoat
is white at the root, but for the latter part red, with a few solid white
hairs intermixed. No black points.
The undercoat is white with red tones. No black points.
Eyes are either amber or blue, or one of each, but never brown. The nose
is always liver colored.
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Dilute Red
The outercoat is light red with much white. Like in the dilute black the
overall impression is a soft toned version of the jet colored specimen.
The undercoat is white.
Eyes are either amber or blue, or one of each, but never brown. The nose
is always liver colored.
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Sable
Individual hairs of the outercoat are reddish at the root, ending with
a black tip. The black is especially present along at the saddle area.
The undercoat is red, chocolate or copper, never beige as in the Wolf
Grey.
Dilution factors influence shades. It is a rare color. Sables are also
termed as 'Black-nosed Reds'.
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Wolf Brown
The outercoat has a definite tone of brown, rather then reddish or copper
as in sables. The dog can have white or cream white markings on the regular
areas like face, chest, legs and tail.
The undercoat is beige to cream white.
This color is much seen in dogs from Igloo Pak lineage.
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Agouti
The outer coat is always banded with black at the root and tip and yellow
in the center band. A grizzled effect is usually present in the saddle
area. The dog is usually solid colored with no to only little white. The
white markings are not really white but cream.
The undercoat is charcoal.
This color is called 'wild coloring'.
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