A brindle dog mated to a sable dog could produce brindle puppies, and a brindle dog mated to a dark dog with tan points could produce black with brindle-pointed pups. (dogcare.dailypuppy.com)
Orange and orange sable dogs became very popular in the beginning of the 20th century and keep the leading position until today. (puppiesdogs.org)
The gene involved is the Agouti gene, and variations in it are responsible for fawn and sable dogs (Ay), wild type (aw), tan points (at), and recessive black (a). (vetgen.com)