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Golden Retriever Colors

Steffi — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:19:37 +0000

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The Golden Retriever has a double coat with feathering. They are named for their golden yellow coat color, but shades can vary from a light yellow cream to a more intense reddish gold. Cream Cream Golden Retrievers are recessive red (e/e) with low phaeomelanin intensity. They are too light to be classified as “light golden“. ... Read more

English Springer Spaniel Colors

Steffi — Sun, 31 May 2026 09:21:53 +0000

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The English Springer Spaniel is a sporting dog with a black or liver coat and white markings, some dogs have a tricolor pattern or ticking. Read on, and let me show you some pictures. Black & White A black & white English Springer Spaniel is a solid black dog with white markings. If the dog ... Read more

English Mastiff Colors

Steffi — Sun, 31 May 2026 07:57:14 +0000

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The Mastiff is a giant breed from England. The accepted English Mastiff colors are fawn, apricot, and dark brindle. Each of these patterns also has a black mask. Fawn A fawn Mastiff has a clear sable pattern with a light tan color. They always have a black mask. BASE PATTERNsable, black mask MERLE– OTHER– EUMELANINblack INTENSITYfawn ... Read more

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Colors

Steffi — Sat, 23 May 2026 16:56:05 +0000

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The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a toy companion dog from Great Britain. It has a long, silky coat with feathering. They are red or black & tan, either can be solid or have white. Ruby A ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is recessive red (e/e) without white markings. BASE PATTERNrecessive red MERLE– OTHER– EUMELANINblack ... Read more

Bullmastiff Colors

Steffi — Thu, 21 May 2026 09:22:13 +0000

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The Bullmastiff was originally bred as a guard dog for gamekeepers. This molosser breed has a short and very square muzzle. Its short coat can be fawn or red, with optional brindling on top. Learn more about Bullmastiff colors. Fawn A fawn Bullmastiff has a clear sable pattern. This means it has no black overlay in its ... Read more

Boxer Colors

Steffi — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:12:14 +0000

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The Boxer is a working breed from Germany with a smooth glossy coat. The main coat colors in this breed are fawn and fawn brindle, with or without flashy white markings. Learn more about Boxer colors. Fawn A fawn Boxer has a solid clear sable pattern with a black mask. BASE PATTERNsable, mask MERLE– OTHER– ... Read more

Boston Terrier Colors

Steffi — Tue, 19 May 2026 11:29:07 +0000

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The Boston Terrier is a companion dog from the United States. Its short glossy coat can be black, brindle, or seal. Each color is combined with white markings. Let’s have a look at all the Boston Terrier colors. Black & White A black & white Boston Terrier is solid black with white markings. BASE PATTERNdominant ... Read more

Beagle Colors

Steffi — Thu, 14 May 2026 15:16:00 +0000

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The Beagle has a low-maintenance coat with traditional hound colors. Their most recognizable pattern by far is black saddle tricolor, but other base patterns, base colors, and ticking also frequently occur in this breed. Read on so I can show you all the Beagle colors. Black Tan & White A tricolor piebald Beagle can have ... Read more

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Colors

Steffi — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:09:39 +0000

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The Great Swiss Mountain Dog is one of the Sennenhund breeds from Switzerland. Understanding Swissie colors is very straightforward, as they only come in black tricolor. Black White & Red (Tri) These dogs are black tricolor. They are black & tan with white markings. It’s kind of normal for tricolor dogs to have lighter hair roots ... Read more

Entlebucher Mountain Dog Colors

Steffi — Sat, 09 May 2026 21:37:09 +0000

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The Entlebucher Mountain Dog is a very agile tricolor Sennenhund breed from Switzerland. They are slightly longer than they are tall, and some of them have a congenital bobtail. Black White & Tan These dogs are black tricolor with fawn to mahogany tan markings. BASE PATTERNtan point MERLE– OTHER– EUMELANINblack INTENSITYtan, fawn, mahoganyWHITEwhite markings Faulty ... Read more