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Chalk
- This colour should be a white colour but when
compared to white is rather a chalkywhite in colour.
Nose pigment to be Black or Rose.
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Cream
- This colour should be a creamy colouring
sometimes with apricot/gold tinting, all shades of
cream are acceptable. Nose pigment to be Black or
Rose.
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Gold
- This colour has also been referred to, as
“apricot” should be the colour of the inside of a
ripe apricot to varying shades of rich Gold in
colour. A true Gold should not have a lighter root
than the outer coat and preferable have an even
colouration over the entire body. This colour may
fade as the dog grows older. Nose pigment to be
Black in colour.
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Caramel
- This colour ranges from a rich gold through to a
deep red the preferred colour is very much the same
colour as its namesake 'caramel' with even
colouration over the entire body. Nose pigment to be
Rose in colour.
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Red
- This colour should be a solid even rich red in
colour. A true red should not be lighter at the root
than the outer coat. Reds can fade as the dog grows
older. Nose pigment to be Black. [Rare colour group]
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Black
- This colour should be a solid black in colour
with no sprinkling of any other colour through the
coat. Nose pigment to be Black.
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Silver
- This colour can range in shades from very light
pewter in colour to a dark charcoal in colour it is
preferred to see an even colour through the coat but
acceptable to see uneven layering of colour in the
coat. Silvers are born Black with the coat colour
developing over time (1-3 yrs). Nose pigment to be
Black.
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Blue
- This colour should be a dark to medium smoky
blue in colour. Blues are born Black but will have a
Blue/Grey skin pigment. The blue coat colour will
develop over time (1-3yrs) but as a developed adult
should have an even coat colour. Nose pigment to be
Blue/Grey [matching the skin pigmentation]. [Rare
colour group]
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Chocolate
- This colour should be a dark rich chocolate in
colour. True chocolates are born almost black in
colour and maintain the rich dark colour throughout
their lifetime. Colour should be even. Nose pigment
to be Rose in colour [matching the coat colour].
[Rare colour group]
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Café
- This colour ranges from a milk chocolate to
silver-beige in colour and will develop over time
(1-3yrs). Nose pigment to be Rose in colour
[matching the coat colour]
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Lavender
- This colour has a definite smoky lavender
chocolate colour giving an almost pink to lilac
appearance. Lavender dogs are born chocolate and
will develop over time (1-3yrs). Nose pigment to be
Rose in colour [matching the coat colour]. [Rare
colour group]
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Parchment
- This colour is a creamy beige chocolate colour
reminiscent of a cup of coffee with a generous
addition of milk. Parchment dogs are born milk
chocolate and will develop over time (1-3yrs). From
a distance adult dogs can be mistaken for a dark or
smoky cream. Nose pigment to be Rose in colour.
[Rare colour group]
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Parti
- At least fifty percent white, with spots or
patches of any other above solid colour. The head
can be of a solid colour but white muzzle, blaze, or
white muzzle/blaze combination (preferably
symmetrical) are equally acceptable. Full or partial
saddles are acceptable, as long as they do not
exceed the colour proportion, but are not preferred.
Ticking in the white of the coat is acceptable but
not preferred. Nose pigment to match the solid
colour requirements as listed above.
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Phantom
- Solid base colour with sharply defined markings
of a second colour appearing above each eye, on the
sides of the muzzle, on the throat and forechest, or
in a chin and forechest bowtie pattern as well as on
all four legs and feet, and below the tail. A
phantom without clearly defined face markings or one
that presents with its whole face coloured in the
second colour is acceptable, as long as it maintains
all the other specified body markings. Any
combination of acceptable colours is allowed. Nose
pigment should follow requirements listed above
based on the Solid base colour.
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Abstract
- Less than fifty percent white, with the
remaining percent any other acceptable solid colour.
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Sable
- A coat represented by black-tipped hairs on a
background of any solid colour, with no particular
pattern/location designated for such hairs.
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Brindle
- Should have an even and equal distribution of
the composite colours with layering of black hairs
in regions of lighter colour (usually,
chalk/cream/gold/red, cafe/lavender/parchment, or
silver) producing a tiger-striped pattern.
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Multi-Patterned
- A dog that clearly exhibits more than one of the
acceptable colour patterns,such as; a Parti with
full or incomplete phantom markings (facial markings
with or without presentation of the diamond under
the tail), or a Phantom with additional abstract
markings, etc. (photographed is a Silver
Brindle-Phantom with Abstract markings.)
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The Fleece textured coat is a soft texture as
in the Angora goat. It can either have a
straight wavy look or a soft spiralling curl
look. It is an easy to manage textured coat.
Usually non-shedding
The Wool coat is like a lamb’s wool in
texture. It should have the appearance of
looser spiralling wool, which opens up easily
to the skin. It should not appear thick and
dense or tightly curled. Non-shedding,
The hair coat has odor and sheds in varying
degrees.