There are three different
Sheltie colors defined by the AKC breed standard.
Like the other
Sheltie colors, the overall pattern is still Irish with predominantly white chests and legs.
Accepted
Sheltie colors include black, blue merle and sable with varying amounts of tan and white.
Not exact matches
Tessa is a 6 year old tri
colored sheltie, she stands 16 inches tall and weighs about 18 pounds.
The
Color Headed White (CHW) Sheltie is rare - mostly white with a head color like any coat described a
Color Headed White (CHW)
Sheltie is rare - mostly white with a head
color like any coat described a
color like any coat described above.
There are also more
Sheltie breed coat variations like double merle and
color headed whites (CHWs).
The next most common
Sheltie coat
color is the Black coat, comprising of solid black hairs which make up the dominant coat
color.
White
color exceeding 50 percent of the total coat
color in a tri-
color Sheltie is severely penalized.
Toni is about 4 years old, weighs 17 pounds, is a tri
colored sheltie and should be ready for adoption in the spring.
Nonetheless, this process went on to define the modern day standard which describes the
Sheltie breed's ideal dimensions,
colors, gait and temperament.
Petey is a 1 1/2 to 2 year old male
sheltie, his
coloring is called
Color Headed White.
Is a 4 year old
Color Headed White
sheltie.
The coat of the
Sheltie can be three recognized
colors: blue merle, sable and black.