A Dachshund's Color
 
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:
A chocolate and tan will be from milk chocolate brown to a dark chocolate brown with tan points (tan on feet, over eyes, on face around muzzle, on chest, under tail). It will have a brown nose and nails. For an example see Cocoa
 

Chocolate & Cream: A chocolate and tan will be from milk chocolate brown to a dark chocolate brown with cream points 
(cream on feet, over eyes, on face around muzzle, on chest, under tail). It will have a brown nose and nails. 
 

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:
Technically a color but in essence a pattern, The undercoat is red with a layer of black over the base coat color. This is an uncommon pattern. 

 

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. 
For an example see Wheaties
 

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.) 

 
American Cream: (can appear in smooth or long hair) At birth appear to be white to pale blonde. When they get older, they often apprear to be a clear red color and should have black eyes, nose and nails. These usually come from breeding clear reds together or parents that carry clear reds. 



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