What color is this?

[Laurelin]

I've been looking at this dog a while (can't get him of course, but I really like him). He's so unusual looking. What color would his coat be classified as?

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[PixieSticksandTricks]

Dilute something? Lol I really don't know but he is BEAUTIFUL.

 

[MicksMom]

Hmm It looks like that grayish coloring might be merle. My understanding is that, with Aussies, in that case he would be considered a merle.

 

[RD]

You know what, when I saw that dog I thought his color reminded me of Riot's... except dilute, hence the blue color instead of the black. I have no idea what that's called, though.

 

[vanillasugar]

WOW!! He looks like he's covered in soot He's beautiful, but I have absolutely no idea what to call the colour.

 

[Laurelin]

I guess there can be a dilute sable but I've never heard a name for it. It's hard on my screen to tell if his nose pigment is black or blue. I've seen in paps where the sable gets diluted to red but I don't think I've ever seen blue like this guy. Some sable merles I've seen kind of get that greyish color on their coat but I've never seen one with that much.

 

[Paper-Hearts]

He is very lovely!

 

[FoxyWench]

in chihuahuas it would be a blue fawn or a blue fawn sable.

 

[Romy]

He's a blue sable. Gorgeous dog! It's a very striking color.

It seems to be not uncommon in poms:

 

[colliewog]

If it were a greyhound or APBT, I'd say it was a blue fawn. Definitely not a Collie color.

 

[Zoom]

Merle in Aussies doesn't affect white markings like that though...he looks to have the typical Irish spotting/markings but heavily speckeled like an ACD. Actually, I think his head looks more ACD than Aussie anyway, so maybe that would account for it?

 

[noludoru]

I guess there can be a dilute sable but I've never heard a name for it. It's hard on my screen to tell if his nose pigment is black or blue. I've seen in paps where the sable gets diluted to red but I don't think I've ever seen blue like this guy. Some sable merles I've seen kind of get that greyish color on their coat but I've never seen one with that much.

He's a blue sable. Nose pigment is pretty dark, but he definitely looks blue to me.

 

[SizzleDog]

Blue sable? Lilac?

 

[Romy]

He's a blue sable. Nose pigment is pretty dark, but he definitely looks blue to me.

He's a blue sable. Nose pigment is pretty dark, but he definitely looks blue to me.

His eyes are really light too.

Anyway, he doesn't look a whole lot like a rough collie, I wonder if they meant border collie.

Here's a pic of him next to a blue sable gsd puppy, strong resemblance. The lilacs have much lighter noses, being blue dilutes of livers.

A lilac border collie, notice the reddish nose

 

[Laurelin]

On my screen his nose looks black, or it did. Now I'm not sure. Gah, what a confuzzling dog.

I'm pretty sure the breed guess can't be right. I see spitz but maybe I'm crazy...

 

[YodelDogs]

If the nose is blue rather than black I agree it would be a blue sable or blue fawn.

 

[Renee750il]

Coyote blond?

Looks like a good agility prospect, Laur

 

[Laurelin]

I wish! He sounds like such a neat dog. I keep reminding myself that when I get back, I'm sure there will be an awesome mediumish herding breed mix or herding breed dog I can adopt. It's hard though!