Color rule of thumbs

 

THE SIMPLE RULE OF COLOR

Before going deeper into a discussion of colors in the borzoi we like to show this “rule of thumbs” supplied by Leonore Abordo;

BLACK. Doinant black

If a borzoi is SELF black, then it is Dominant Black. From a dominant self black borzoi you can get Black, Red, Black and tan and Sables. Note the difference in Dominant Black and Black and Tan!

 

 

 

Damon Mojave Bohemia

 

 

RED.

From a Red borzoi you can get Red, Black and tan and Sables BUT not Dpminant Black.

Yellow, Creme in different shades are considered dilutions of Red.

 

 

 

Diana Dowd, different shades of Red

 

BLACK AND TAN.

From a Black and tan you can get Black and tan and Sables BUT not Red or Dominant Black

​This dog does not show the typical facemarks of a black and tan.

 

 

Keepers the Baron

 

 

SABLES.

From two Sable (color) parents you can only get Sables.

Sables are easiest recogniest by the markings on the forehead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuzka Heitikova – Bram, Red Sable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The puppy from Jimena Paz shows the typical Tortoise facemarking of Sables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHITE

White has been seen as the most exclusive and most wanted color in the borzoi although it was not often seen in old pictures.

White is considered the absence of color.

 

 

 

 

Majenkir borzoi

 

THE SIMPLE RULE OF COLOR:

Black dominates over Red,

Red dominates over Black and tan. Red comes in many shades from red with black tops to light cream, often called whites.

Black and tan dominates over the various Sables (red sable, grey sable and so on).

Sable is a pattern and the color must be given. Brindles can be seen as a variation of Sable and must, as for the Sables, be accompanied by a color else it’s just a pattern.

White can be found in all but is in reality the lack of color

Parents with different color affect the offspring according to genetic rules

 

THE SIMPLE RULE OF MARKINGS.

The rules of Markings are similar to the rules of color but the following information is useful:

SELF

Selfreds can have white toes, sometimes a little higher, but not above pastern. tip of tail. sometimes a bit on front of chest or tip of nose, even a skinny blaze.

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Isle Lazer, a self red brindle

 

IRISH pattern

Irish marking have white above pastern and below elbow; almost always below hock; at least one spot on the back of the neck, sometimes a full neck ring of white. more white on face, throat, chest, belly. maybe 1/2 the tail sometimes. Irish is often seen with very typical tan markings on the cheeks! A problem can be that in common language Irish marked are often called Selfs.

Keepers the Baron

 

 

 

BLANKET or SADLE-

Can have white above the elbow and stifle but less than 50% of the dog’s entire body. there are some dogs that are a “false irish” that had white hairs on their hips visible as puppies but not in adult coat.

On this dog its clearly visible why the pattern is called Blanket or Sadle.

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Gordienko of Fjasco

 

 

EXTREME

Extreme color is restricted to the head and usually just big spots one or two places on the body – often the rump.

 

 

 

 

 

Kishniga’s Prinsipessa Dolly

 

THE SIMPLE RULE OF MARKINGS

SELFS dominates over Irish.

IRUSH dominates over Blanket.

BLANKET dominates over Extreme.

Parents with different patterns/markings affect the offspring according to genetic rules

 

 

 

 

 

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