Because they are so recently domesticated, there are few colour variations available beyond the usual wild greyish -
tan agouti coloration.
He also didn't inherit a Yorkie black - and -
tan agouti coat color allele (Or did he!
Not exact matches
The fur of the Jersey Wooly is available in the
agouti, pointed white, self, shaded and
tan pattern colour groups.
This dog carries two copies of ky which allows for the expression of the
agouti gene (A locus) which can result in a variety of coat colors including sable / fawn, tricolor,
tan points, black or brown.
The East - European Shepherd is also found in solid blue, blue and
tan, silver, sable, solid white, and
agouti (gray and red).
Dogs with one or two copies of KB will not express
agouti coat colors (sable / fawn, tricolor, black and
tan, or
tan points) and their coat color would be solid in pigmented areas as determined by the E and B genes.
But there are over 30 breeds of livestock guardian dogs, & most of them come in many other colors, including white but also black, black &
tan, brindle, sable,
agouti, particolor, ticked, gray, fawn, red, blue, liver, etc., & can be any of these with any varying degrees of white markings or no white at all.
The «
Agouti» Group: consists of: Chestnut (wool color is a blend of pearl and blue with brown eyes), Chocolate
Agouti (rich brown wool with bands of
tan and brown eyes), Copper (roughish red wool with jet black tips, bands of red - orange and brown eyes), Lynx (light
tan - colored wool with bands of
tan or light lilac and blue / gray eyes), and Opal (primarily blue wool with bands of
tan and blue / gray eyes).
The
tan is loci (A)
Agouti with the allele being (at).
The absence of the
Agouti gene produces a silver coat with no hint of red,
tan or cream.
The most recessive version of K is ky; two copies of ky will allow another gene, A (
agouti,) to express itself in a number of patterns commonly seen in other breeds, such as
tan points.