Options color Spitz

Spitz dogs have many variations of colors. To find out which variations are popular and which are rare, this article will help you to get acquainted with the unrecognized colors of the breed.

Choosing a dog, we are looking for a breed that fits our lifestyle and fit into our home environment. The color of the animal is not the main selection criterion, but still has a special meaning.

The appearance of the spitz (and any other creature) depends on the resulting set of genes. They are responsible for the color of the animal, as well as hereditary characteristics, both good and bad.

Buying a small spitz, ask about the heredity of the dog. If she had unwantedly stained relatives, the animal may have genetic diseases. If the errors in the color were insignificant, the puppy may well become your friend, but not the participant of the rings.

You want to breed spitz-dogs and participate in the show - study the puppy's pedigree thoroughly, so you don’t get any surprises. Kids, when dumping baby wool, are able to change color.

This is the most common color among dogs of this breed. It occurs in Pomeranian Spitz, small and German. Ginger spitz can have different shades and tones.

Orange color - one of the spectacular varieties of red color. Spitz, which nature has endowed with this color, is especially appreciated at exhibitions of representatives of these breeds. The uniform distribution of the color “orange” also plays a role in the evaluation of the dog. The fact that your dog will be just like that will tell the wool between the ears.

The color varies from a bright warm hue to a cold gentle tone. Puppies can even be white at birth, but after the first molt they change their snow-white outfit with the cream. When cross-breeding adult dogs with this color, offspring of completely different shades may appear.

One of the color options is sable, amazingly beautiful color. The undercoat of an animal can be red, cream or beige, and the back coat will have a dark gray color. Color is distributed unevenly - zones. Gray version of color called zonarno-gray.

Zone-gray color is also called wolfish. The backcoat is black and the undercoat is gray. Such tinting is very similar to the fur of a wolf. Dark eyes are grouped on the body by zones. The tail and back of the animal, its nose and ears may be darker, and the lush collar and shoulders, fluffy pants have a lighter color. The eyes are underlined with a black contour, the nose is also black. The eyebrows of the animal are also black.

Black spitz has not only black undercoat. The dog's skin and nose are also absolutely black. It happens that when crossing dogs a litter is born that has bright, rare animals. Previously, such dogs were not allowed to participate in exhibitions, they considered such a variation of color to be a marriage, but now the exterior allows them to have such an opportunity.

The manifestation of brown color in black dogs can occur with improper care of the coat.

In a black dog it will never be brown - only black and no other.After the first molt, the black dog is guaranteed to acquire a black color.

Crossing black dogs with each other can produce differently colored offspring. Brown, gray, blue puppies can be born, as the dominant black gene generates the expression of genes of other colors in the litter.

One of the popular variants of dark color is black tan, where the chest, throat, paws, muzzle, fur near the anus of a dog may be fawn, red, fiery red, reddish or light cream color. Markings are clearly visible on the dominant black background and are already defined in puppyhood.

Paticolor is a very beautiful and spectacular two-tone color. Pomeranian spitz with him look very funny. The spots on the dog's body can be different colors: chocolate, gray, red, black, brown, blue. The dominant color is always white.

A common variation of spotted color is black and white. Spots are located on the face, ears, tail. Black marks can be distributed in front of the pet, and then the spitz resembles a panda.

Cross these pets only between themselves. Connection with plain colors is not recommended. Puppies can be born with non-standard spot sizes.

The color distribution is considered to be very successful when there are 2 voluminous color zones on the animal's forehead, separated by a flat white stripe running across the forehead in the middle.

Under the eyes and at the level of the cheeks, the colored color gradually turns white.

Brown saturated and even color is very beautiful. From a distance the dogs look like chocolate. There are brown handsome men of medium, light and dark hues. The darker it is, the more appreciated the dog.

The offspring of brown dogs can be fawn, sable and tan.

Mating two brown pets can give shades of brown and tan, beaver, purple and isabella, which are undesirable. This is due to the dominant gene in this case, contributing to a decrease in the overall color saturation.

Initially, this suit was the most popular, but gradually it gave way to redheads. Now chocolate spitz is in trend again.

The black color consists of a combination of 2 colors, one of which is darker and is located on the back, hips, head and upper part of the animal's tail, and then gradually turns into a light base tone and descends down and on the sides. The entire lower part of the Spitz - belly, chest, tail - from the bottom can be light pale yellow and red.

Once all the spitz were completely white, and only in the XIX brought the dogs new color. These were red and sand puppies. By breed standards, white spitz should be as white as winter itself, without the slightest hint of yellow spots, especially on the ears.

Equal white color is appreciated, therefore, buying such a pet, first ask about its pedigree: Find out what color his grandparents and their parents had. If the puppy's coat shows the colors of a puppy of a different color, it means that after a molt, your pet in this place may change its white color to a completely different one.

If you are offered a gray puppy - be careful. From it can grow a bright orange dog, so do not forget to look at his parents. Gray dogs, especially in their pure form, are very rare. There are several varieties of gray color. More common gray with niello, and the most exclusive colors - blue.

Blue color - the most unusual for Spitz. Its varieties - the colors called blue merle and blue marble - are very rare and valued very expensive. All these variations are united by the fact that they are based on gray color.At the very rare marble color, the merle gene dominates and gives a combination of light-blue areas of wool and saturated gray, which look blue.

It is important to know that puppies of this suit can be born with a number of genetic diseases, be blind and deaf. Russian standards do not recognize this color, but nevertheless many breeders keep animals of this color, as it has big fans - wealthy people who buy Spitz dogs not for breeding, but for the soul.

Among the marble toning options You can meet the following:

• marble black;
• brown marble;
• orange-sable marble;
• orange-blue marble;
• purple marble.

In all these variations, the merle gene is dominant, which provides a similar exotic color. According to unwritten rules, for ethical reasons, experienced dog breeders do not cross marble dogs among themselves. Mixing red and marble dogs is also not welcome.

This tricolor version is also rarely found. Spitz hair is distributed in stripes of red, brown and cream color, which alternate each other.

Especially beautiful version with dark stripes on a golden background. Color is also an unrecognized Russian canine federation.

A similar color is also called chocolate and tan on white, there is also a black and tan version on white. Black, red and white are present here in different proportions. An animal may have white socks and a tie.

Non-standard suits in Russia The following are considered:

• tricolor;
• tiger;
• blue variations: solid blue and blue with tan;
• brown and its varieties: brown and tan, chocolate and sable, beaver;
• a large snow-white "tie" and "golfs" in a one-colored spitz;
• blue and blue with tan

The American Cynological Federation is more loyal to this issue, recognizes any Spitz colors and allows them to take part in competitions on absolutely equal terms. Therefore, if you decide to purchase a pet from foreign countries, first find out whether its color is recognized by domestic dog handlers.

Rate the color of the spitz and its life can be in the video below.