Dachshund Colors and Patterns
Pictures of coat colors below
LH=Longhaired S=Smooth W=Wirehaired Bk=Black L=Liver B=Blue
Dapple, Double Dapple, Brindle and Sable are patterns, NOT colors. i.e. Red can have interspersed black hairs. To appear as a Black and Red is called Sable, Black all over only on the ends is called Wild Boar. Underneath it all the dogs coat color is red.
A Double Dapple comes from a litter of Dapple to Dapple. A Double Dapple is where white appears over the already dappled coat color. Any pattern can occur in any coat color.
Per AKC: Nose & Nails--in the case of black dogs, black; for chocolate and all other colors, dark brown, but self-colored is acceptable. (Liver or nose and nails can occur on Liver Red, Chocolate, or Isabella)
Eyes can be Brown, Blue, Gray, Hazel, Green, or Tan. In a Dapple you can have part, or all of one or both eyes blue, and sometimes you get real unique blends of color.
Where you see the second color of the base coat tan, it can also be cream instead.
Coat |
AKC 1 color |
AKC 2 color |
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Cream |
LH, S |
Y |
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Wheaten |
W |
Y |
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Liver Red |
LH, S, W |
Y |
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Red |
LH, S, W |
Y |
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Isabella (Fawn) & Tan |
LH, S |
Y |
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Chocolate & Tan |
LH, S |
Y |
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Blue (Grey) & Tan |
LH, S |
Y |
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Black & Tan |
LH, S, W |
Y |
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Wild Boar |
S, W |
Y |
Recessive colors are not as common.
Diluted Black is Blue
Diluted Chocolate is Isabella
A young puppy that looks cream is often a very light red.
Reds and creams also come shaded, which means they can have varying amounts of black in their coats
Cream is actually generated from a chinchilla gene, this is why true creams start off very dark, and lighten up from a golden blonde to a Platinum blonde. Some creams are a clear cream, with no black roots.
Reds and Creams are the only colors that do not have visible tan points.
Dapple simply means spots; if silver dapple has silver overlay. In the case of a Black and Tan Dapple you will see spots as a pup, but as an adult you will only see Black and Tan.
Registration meanings:
All my pups are AKC (American Kennel Club) registered. The AKC allows 30 spaces for a registered name. I would be appreciative if you could get the word 'Noodle' in there! Some letters indicate Size, Coat, Color, and Show Titles or even different registries. CKC is the Canadian Kennel Club. UK is the United Kingdom. Some applicable abbreviations after the Name are:
ML Mini Longhaired. Examples:
D Dapple. Bosco Noodle ML CT
R Red Gretchen Noodle ML ACD
BT Black and Tan Zippy Noodle ML BTD
CT Chocolate and Tan She-Be a Chocolate Noodle ML R
IT Isabella and Tan Ginger Noodle ML RD
AC American Cream Magic Noodle ML CTD
C Cream (True English Cream, not American Cream) Tiger Noodle ML Brdl
Brdl Brindle
RS or RB Red Sable or sometimes you see it as Red and Black.
There are more abbreviations and meanings on the pedigree pages.
Where you see the second color of the base coat tan, it can also be cream instead.
Black & Tan
Black and Tan Dapple
appears as a Black and Tan as an adult
Black & Tan Silver Dapple
Blue & Tan - Gray Eyes, like nose and nails
Blue & Tan Silver Dapple one eye is blue, one Gray
Chocolate & Tan - Green Eyes
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Chocolate & Tan Dapple
Chocolate & Tan Silver Dapple
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Isabella & Tan
Shaded Red
Shaded is Red with interspersed dark hairs.
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Wild Boar
Black all over only on the ends is called Wild Boar. Underneath it all the dogs coat color is red.
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Sable
The dog appears as a Black and Red.
Clear Red - No interspersed dark hairs
Reds can appear as very light to dark.
Gretchen pictured above is a light red whereas Ginger pictured below is a darker red.
Gretchen has darkened a bit with age.
Red Silver Dapple - 1 Blue Eye
In my experience the Red silver dapple looses the silver overlay as they age.
Only a few silver hairs interspersed remain as an adult; for example:
appearance as a pup
appearance as an adult is just like his Mom Ginger.
Shaded Cream
Shaded means interspersed dark hairs
Cream Dapple
As a pup there are visible spots, but not as an adult.
Red Brindle
Piebald is a pattern that can occur in any coat color
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Wild Boar
Wire - Wheaten color