Chocolate & Tan                                                             Black & Tan

Brindle: Striped all over. (occurs usually with reds or black & tans, but has been seen on other colors)

Sable: A true sable will appear to be black/tan from a distance. The undercoat beneath being red, Sable is a heavy layer of black over the base coat color. 

Dapple: Dappling is spotting or marbling of a lighter color mixed in with a base coat color, can occur in all colors.If the dappling occurs in the eyes, the eyes can be blue or with blue flecks (doen't affect the sight only the color of the eye) It can appear with piebald pattern. Red dapple: is lighter red; black/tan dapple: is gray/silver; chocolate/tan dapple: is light fawn colored; blue/tan dapple: is lighter blue gray, isabella/tan dapple: is diluted fawn color.

       
Isabella & Tan Dapple                                                     Chocolate & Tan Dapple

Black & Tan Dapple

Double Dapple: Same as Dapple but with areas of White. Both parents must be dapple to produce a double dapple. 

             
Black & Tan Double Dapple                                                               Isabella & Tan Double Dapple

Piebald: Areas of  self color on a white background. May also have ticking, which may just be a few little spots or cover the entire dog. 
       
Red Piebald                                                                               Isabella & Tan Piebald

 Black & Tan Piebald

Dapple Piebald: Areas of  self color on a white background with dappling appearing in some or all of the colored areas.
The dog will appear to look like a double dapple even though it is not. Dapple Piebald's should be registered as a Dapple. 

            
Chocolate & Tan Dapple Piebald                                                       Black & Tan Dapple Piebald

Brindle Dapple: Brindle and Dapple are both a separate pattern however AKC does accept both patterns on one dog; they are registered as a dapple. This pattern is commonly seen on red. The base color (red) will have stripes of black in the color and teh dapple pattern also showing. 

Brindle Piebald: Brindle and Piebald are both a separate pattern however AKC does accept both patterns on one dog; they are registered as a brindle piebald. This pattern is commonly seen on red or black & tan piebald. The base color (red or black & tan) will have stripes of black in the color with the piebald pattern also showing. 

Dapple Brindle Piebald: Where Dapple and Brindle and Piebald are all a separate pattern however AKC does accept all patterns on one dog if teh dog is a black & tan. This pattern is rare and is  seen on red or black & tan piebald's. The base color (red or black & tan) will have stripes of black in the color with the dapple and piebald pattern also showing.