Marble Colored Dog

There are two general types of colored patches that will appear in a merle coat.

Marble colored dog.

My favorite color pattern in dogs is undoubtedly the black and tan look sported by rotties and dobbies but brindle is a close second. The merle gene creates mottled patches of color in a solid or piebald coat blue or odd colored eyes and can affect skin pigment as well. Some breeds have special names for the color combinations. There are many dog breeds that have tricolor markings.

But brindle color patterns do not occur in all breeds. The basset hound beagle cocker spaniel basenji and bull terrier are just a few that can be found with the three shades of black brown and white. Tricolor dogs are strikingly beautiful and they have unique patterns. Merle is a genetic pattern that can be in a dog s coat merle comes in different colors and patterns and can affect all coat colors.

Bicolor also called two color irish spotted flashy patched tuxedo any color or pattern coupled with white spotting this can range anywhere from white toes and tail tip to a mostly white dog with color around the base of the ears and tail. Light brown to dark brown is normal based on your dog s diet. We call this marble eyes and they re amazing to look at. Some tricolor dogs have the colors of blue liver and a light fawn.

For example cavalier king charles spaniel uses blenheim for reddish brown chestnut and white. And in some instances blue merles can have eyes with two different colors one blue and one brown. The solid eye colors of blue merles include either brown or blue. Black and tarry poop may indicate the presence of digested blood in the stool fresh blood with mucous is common with large bowel disease and white stool can occur if there is a.