Dogs of Spitz breed have many variants of colors. To find out which of the variations are popular, and which are rare, this article will help you to get acquainted with unrecognized breed colors.
Why color matters?
Choosing a dog, we are looking for a breed that comes up to our lifestyle and fit into our home environment. An animal color is not the main selection criterion, but still has a special meaning.
The appearance of spitz (and any other creature) depends on the obtained set of genes. They are responsible for the color of the animal, as well as for hereditary signs, both good and bad.
By purchasing a little spitz, ask the dog's heredity. If she had undesirably painted relatives, the animal may have genetic diseases. If the errors in Color were insignificant, the puppy may well become your friend, but not a member of Ringgi.
You want to breed spitz and participate in the show - study a thoroughly pedigree puppy to then not get surprises. Baby, when dropping children's wool, can change the color.
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Ginger
This is the most common color among dogs of this breed. It is found in Pomeran Spites, Small and German. Red spitches can have different shades and tones.
International standards assumes that the color intensity may be less expressed on the tail and ears of the animal, and they will be lighter.
Orange
Orange Color is one of the spectacular varieties of red suits. Spites, whom Nature gave this color, especially appreciate the exhibitions of representatives of these breeds. The uniform distribution of the color "Orange" also plays a role in evaluating the dog. The fact that your dog will be like this will tell the wool between the ears.
Cream
Color varies from a bright warm shade to a cold gentle tone. Puppies can even be white at birth, but after the first molt change their snow-white outfit precisely on the cream. When crossing adult dogs, having this color, siblings may appear completely different shades.
Sobolina
One of the color options is a sobular, amazingly beautiful color. Animal bleeding can be red, cream or beige color, and the isy wool will have a dark gray color. Color will be distributed unevenly zones. The gray variant of the color is called zonar-gray.
Zonarno-gray
Zonar gray color is also called wolf. The isy wool is painted into the black color, and the bleeder is gray. Such toning is very similar to the fur of the wolf. Dark Osnaqs are grouped on the body zones. The tail and back of the animal, its spout and ears can be more dark, and the lush collar and shoulders, fluffy pants have a lighter color. The eyes are underlined by the black contour, the nose is also black. Animal eyebrows are also black.
Black
Black Spitz has not only black shock. The skin and spout of the dog is also absolutely black. It happens that when crossing dogs is born a litter having bright rare osnsns. Previously, such dogs were not allowed to participate in exhibitions, they considered such a variation of the color of the marriage, but now the exterior allows them to have such an opportunity.
The manifestation of the brown color in black dogs can manifest itself with improper care of wool.
If you want to unmistakably determine how your puppy is, when it grows up, pay attention to the lush of the animal's nose.
In a black dog, she will never be a buoy - only black and no other. After the first molting of the Pensik-blacksman, the black color will be guaranteed.
Crossing black dogs with each other can give differently painted offspring. Brown, gray, blue puppies may appear on the light, since the dominant black color gene generates the manifestation of the genes of other colors in the litter.
Black-sided
One of the most popular variants of the dark color is a black trangle, where the chest, throat, foot, fruit, wool near the anal hole of the dog can be pale, red, fiery-red, reddish or light cream color. Noted brightly visible on a dominant black background and are already determined in puppy.
Paticolor.
Paticolor is a very beautiful and spectacular two-color color. Pomeranian spitches with him look very funny. Spots on the body of the dog can be of different colors: chocolate, gray, red, black, brown, blue. The dominant color always remains white.
Black and white
Common variation of spotted color - black and white. Spots are located on the muzzle, ears, tail. Black marks can be distributed in front of a pet, and then Spitz resembles a panda.
Crosses such pets only among themselves. Connection with monophonic colors is not recommended. Puppies can appear in light with non-standard sizes of spots.
The distribution of the color is considered very successful when there are 2 volumetric colored zones on the forehead of the animal, separated by a flat white strip passing by the forehead in the middle.
Under the eyes and at the level of colored color, gradually passes into white.
Brown
Brown saturated and smooth color is very beautiful. Missed dogs look like chocolate. There are brown handsome men of medium, light and dark shade. What he is darker, the more the dog is appreciated.
The offspring of brown dogs can be pale, sores and tan.
The knitting of two brown pets can give shades of brown-sided, Beaver, purple and Isabelle, which are unwanted. This is due to the dominant gene in this case, which contributes to a decrease in the overall saturation of the color.
Initially, it was this suit that was the most popular, but gradually she lost the championship of digging individuals. Now chocolate spitts again in the trend.
Chapacious
Ceper color consists of a combination of 2 colors, one of which is more dark and is located on the back, the hips, the head and the top of the tail of the animal, and then smoothly goes into a light main tone and goes down on the sides. The entire lower part of the spitz is the belly, the chest, the tail - the bottom can be light-pale and red.
Cheprak can be gray, black, brown.
White
Once all the spitts were absolutely white, and only in the XIX brought dogs a new color. These were red and sand puppies. According to the standards of breed, white spitz should be snow-white as winter itself, without the slightest hints on yellow spots, especially on the ears.
It is valued with a smooth white color, so buying such a pet, you will first ask his pedigree: Learn what color had his grandparents, their parents. If you watch another color on the wool, it says that after molting your pet in this place can change the white color to completely different.
Gray
If you are offered a gray puppy - be careful. From it can grow bright orange dog, so do not forget to look at his parents. Gray dogs, especially in pure form - a very rare phenomenon. There are several varieties of gray color. More common gray with a mobile, and the most exclusive color is blue.
Rare colors
Blue
Blue color is the most unusual for spitts. His varieties - a color called Blue Merle and Blue Marble - are very rare and are very expensive. All these variations combines that they are based on gray. The very rare marble color dominates the Merle gene and gives a combination of light blue sections of wool and saturated gray, which look at blue.
It is important to know that the puppies of such suites can be born with a number of genetic diseases, be blind and deaf. Russian standards do not recognize this color, but nevertheless, many breeders hold the animals of this color, as he has large fans - wealthy people acquiring spitzes are not for breeding, but for the soul.
Marble
Among marble toning options You can meet the following:
- marble black;
- brown marble;
- orange-sable marble;
- orange-blue marble;
- Lilac marble.
In all these variations, the dominant is the Merle gene, which provides a similar exotic color. According to unwritten rules, experienced dog breeders do not cross marble dogs among themselves from ethical reasons. The minimization of red and marble dogs is also not welcome.
Tiger
This tricolor option can also be found rarely. Spitz wool is distributed by strips of red, brown and cream color, which alternately replace each other.
Tiger rings can be on the paws and tail, a dark mask is often found on the animal's muzzle.
Especially beautiful option with dark stripes on a golden background. Color is also an unrecognized Russian cynological federation.
Tricolor
A similar color is also called chocolate-riding on white, there is a black and tangible option on white. Black, redhead and white color are present here in different proportions. Animal can be white socks and tie.
Unrecognized colors
Non-standard masters in Russia The following are considered:
- tricolor;
- tiger;
- Blue variations: solid blue and blue with a tan;
- Brown and its varieties: Brown-sided, chocolate-sobular, Beaver;
- Large snow-white "tie" and "Golf" at a monotonous spitz;
- Blue and blue with a sang.
The American Cynological Federation refers to this issue more loyally, recognizes any colors of spitts and allows them to take part in contests on absolutely equal conditions. Therefore, if you decide to purchase a pet from far abroad, find out whether his color is recognized as domestic filmmakers.
Evaluate the spitz color and its livelihood can be in the video below.