
| Red: The most familiar
and common of dachshund colors. A red dachshund can be any shade
of red from light to a deep dark mahogany all of which is just red. It
should have a black eyes, black nose, and black nails. For an example
see Beagle (Note Beagle is
also a piebald)
Dilute Red: A red
dachshund with a liver colored nose and nails, however still just a red.
Black and Tan: Another
most familiar and common of dachshund colors. This dachshund is black all
over and has tan points (tan on feet, over eyes, around muzzle, on chest,
under tail). For an example see Mase
(Note Mase is also a dapple)
Black & Cream: A
black and cream dachshund will be black all over with cream points (cream
on feet, over eyes, on face around muzzle, on chest, under tail). It will
have black eyes, black nose, and black nails.
Blue & Tan: A
blue and tan is close to gray in color. Its color should resemble a blue
Doberman. He also has tan points (tan on feet, over eyes, around muzzle,
on chest, under tail). It will have a gray nose and gray nails.
Chocolate & Tan:
Chocolate & Cream: A
chocolate and tan will be from milk chocolate brown to a dark chocolate
brown with cream points
Isabella & Tan (Fawn):
An Isabella and tan is a diluted chocolate and tan. It will appear to be
a washed out chocolate and tan. Its color should resemble a Weimaraner
but with tan points (tan on feet, over eyes, around muzzle, on chest, under
tail). He will have a gray nose and gray nails. For an example see
Seymore
(Note Seymore is also a piebald)
Wildboar:
Red Sable: The undercoat
is red with a layer of black over the base coat color.
Wheaten: (Only seen
in Wirehair Dachshunds) The color of the oily yellowish part of non-homogenized
milk. The lighter the better and should have the darkest eyes, nose, and
nails. Colors range from a dingy looking white to a butter color.
English Cream: (can appear only in long hair) At birth english creams appear sooty almost black in color. The color as they get older will look oily yellowish part of non-homogenized milk. The lighter the better and should have black eyes, nose, and nails. Colors range from a dingy looking white to a butter color. They can have black overlay (known as sable.)
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