Husky dog ​​colors

The popularity of Husky dogs is indisputable - even people far from cynology are ready to lead cute puppies with blue eyes. But how to understand how much the pet meets the breed standard, what color are the Huskies with blue and brown eyes. A variety of options for coloring ostevogo hair allows you to choose an animal with the desired phenotype to each owner. Black and white and gray, agouti and fawn, wolf and other colors of dogs - how to understand their differences? Will the coat shade change with age? Only having studied in detail all the details of this topic, you can easily navigate the characteristics of the colors of the Husky breed dogs and understand how the animal will look like as it grows and develops.

The dog breed Siberian Husky has a magnificent coat, fluffy undercoat and expressive eyes. The genetics of these animals is closely related to the indigenous breeds of the North, which originate from the wolf. In inheritance from their ancestors, the Husky received good health, high adaptability to different climatic conditions, the ability to perform hard and hard work.

A distinctive feature of the breed is the absolute uniqueness of the pattern of wool. Already newborn puppies acquire their own, unique ornament of coat. It is impossible to find two dogs with identical external data. In total there are more than two dozen variations of colors, but the official standard includes only the following:

• pure white - usually combined with a brown tone of the iris;
• gray with white;
• white-brown;
• black and white.

With a blue tone of the iris you can find puppies and adult dogs of various colors. But in combination with a white shade of wool, it can be seen extremely rarely. Heterochromia is also found in animals - a genetic feature in which one eye is colored differently than the other. Husky is characterized by a thick cortical layer that protects the outer part of the guard hair. It visually highlights the hair pigment. The rarest color combinations are pure white, marble, black, sable.

The nature of the coat Husky also has its own characteristics. It has an average length, fluffy and dense undercoat, capable of maintaining optimal body temperature even when atmospheric temperatures drop to -60 degrees Celsius. The presence of a fat shell protects the wool from getting wet, helps it to dry quickly after getting wet. The coat color of the Husky dog ​​is formed by combining the two main components, pheomelanin (yellow) and aumelanin (black). Their mixing and dilution gives a variety of colors and shades.

Each husky color has its own characteristics. There are rare types of shades and names that are well known to every canine or amateur dog breeder. Some tones of wool are designated by several variants of names - light red is often referred to as peach in the pedigree, copper is considered a version of chocolate (rich brown) color.

It is worth considering what colors and colors can be found in puppies and adult huskies in fact.

• White. A pure snow white shade of coat for husky dogs is considered to be atypical. It is quite rare. It is characterized by the complete absence of other color inclusions, yellowness. The most common color is found in workers - driving breed lines in Siberia. But in his homeland the breeders do not appreciate him too much - the dog is hardly noticeable in the snow, which makes it difficult for the driver to work with it.

• Gray with white. This color is often confused with silver, but experienced breeders easily explain the difference. The undercoat in dogs with a gray and white color is brighter. On the back, tail, in the ear, you can see pronounced bands. When overlapping spots of a significant part of the back color referred to cheprachnomu.

• Silver white. Gray husky with a silver-colored undercoat look especially decorative. Unlike the snow-white fellows, they already have a pronounced mask on the face, there is an arrow on the frontal furrow. For representatives of the silver-white color is characterized by the presence of a contrast, dark outline of the eyes.

• Black and white. Beautiful, popular with fans black and white color of wool husky is characterized by a dark basic background and a contrasting light tone of the paws, chest, abdomen, muzzle. The inner part of the ears is also lightened, there is a mask on the face, the pigmentation on the body is black. Almost any shade of undercoat is allowed, but the eyes are always blue or brown, there is heterochromia.

• Agouti. This is a rare color, combined with no less than the original coloring of the eyes - olive green. Agouti coloring is characteristic of animals obtained by breeding racing and working lines of the husky breed. The main tone of the wool is created from a mixture of red and dark; in the coloring of one hair, light, black, red and again black shades follow each other. The mask on the face is well defined, the tail has a darkened ending, there may be pronounced stripes on the body.

• Wolf gray. This is the closest to the natural, natural color of the Husky ancestors color variant, which implies a great similarity of the animal with a wild wolf. The base cover is ashy. The undercoat may have a cream, fawn, silver tone. A tan tan can be observed on the tail, the back of the head, the rim of the ears, the back.

• Isabella. The husky isabella-colored is characterized by a light main background with patches of awl hair of pale yellow or light reddish tint, resembling grapes of the corresponding variety. The appearance of the dog is noble and spectacular. There is a pronounced mask on the face, stripes on the collar and withers, color grooves on the forehead.

• Pied (Peebald). Unusual and spectacular color Peabold or Pinto in Husky is not too common, therefore highly valued. On a white basic background scattered spots of one or several colors are scattered, most often red, chocolate. Bright blotches have a characteristic rounded shape, arranged asymmetrically relative to each other. Pigmentation of open areas of the body - in the tone of spotting.

• Sable. Exquisite sable shade in combination with a thick husky coat looks incredibly impressive, especially in contrast with light eyes. The main color of the coat can be chocolate, copper, red, honey, with a light beige or a shade of coffee with milk undercoat. The hair color is uneven, it is beige at the root, gray near the end, with dark markings on the muzzle surface. Nose and pigmentation brown.

• Black out The classic black coat color of the husky is quite common, especially among representatives of the Siberian branch or dogs of race breeding. Cheprakom called dark-colored area of ​​the back, resembling a saddle. The main background of the coat is white.

• Chocolate (copper). Dogs with a hint of milk chocolate or Irish coffee are often called copper. The animals have a deep and bright-colored guard hair, with a nose and other pigmentation to match or slightly lighter in color.

• Red and light red. Bright red and slightly more muted light red are the colors that give a dog with amber, brown or blue eyes a special charm. Against the background of snow, wool glistens and shimmers, it is clearly visible. The pronounced mask is complemented by a stripe on the face, towards the nose, the ears are brightly edged, and there is a pronounced white collar around the neck, encircling it.

• Pale yellow. This is a fairly noble exterior color. The fawn tone of the coat is lighter than red, the undercoat is creamy, rather tender and light. In comparison with the red shades, it is lighter, not so striking. Pigmentation brown or flesh-colored. The mask is mild, the groove in the forehead is white.

• The black. There is no completely solid black color in Husky. Breed genetically can have no more than 75% of this shade. Dogs are often also called afrohaskas.

• Splash. Splash huskies are externally similar to piebald bibolds, but they have their own bright features. A wide white collar gives the dog a special elegance. Splash can be with a white background, brown, gray or red blotches. Pigmentation has a contrasting shade, clearly visible. Eyes in dogs are often blue.

• Marble. The rare variegated or marble color of wool in Huskies is usually presented as a basic white background, on the surface of which there are scattered black, dark and light gray inclusions. The spots have a regular rounded shape, are located on the surface of the hips, tail, on the back and head.

• Tricolor (black and tan). One of the rare varieties of color husky - tricolor with a basic black background, white paws, chest and face. Red markings are located near the eyes, on the limbs and body. The animal has a chocolate-red undercoat, allowing to make the main background more interesting and bright.

All existing colors Huskies pass the stage of change - re-coloring. When a puppy is just born, it is quite difficult to determine its final coloring. There are features that eventually disappear completely. For example, “glasses” that give charm to puppy faces completely fade by 1–2 years. Does the color in the puppy card matter in this case and how to predict the final coloring of the pet? In fact, it only defines the present and most pronounced shades.

An adult dog will get a final coloring after re-painting. And the first serious change of coat is waiting for a dog at the age of 6–10 months, the second - closer to a year. With age, the color is lightened, it becomes less bright.

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