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Dog Coat Patterns
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Harlequin Great Dane Puppy
Doggy Facts – Dog Coat Patterns
People often refer to a dog breed by the pattern of the dogs coat, for example “Harlequin Great Dane” “Blue Merle Aussie”. Here is a quick summary:- Two-color coats: such as Black and tan, red and white. The coat has both colors but in clearly defined and separated areas; usually the top and sides are darker and lower legs and underside are the lighter color.
- Tricolor: Consisting of three colors, usually black, tan, and white or liver, tan, and white.
- Brindle: A mixture of black with brown, tan, or gold, usually in a “tiger stripe” pattern.
- Harlequin: “Torn” patches of black on white.
- Merle: Marbled coat with darker patches and spots of the specified color.
- Particolor: Two-colored coat with the colors appearing in patches in roughly equal quantities.
- Tuxedo: Solid (usually black) with a white patch (shirt front) on the chest, and white on some or all of the feet (spats.) This pattern is sometimes called Irish Spotting, Flashy, or Boston.
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