hmm.. sable-ing usually refers to sort of being *outlined* in a dark color, JoJo has sable-ing on the tips of his ears. I would say he's chocolate/blue..? neat color combo whatever it is!
Thank you all, I think his color is beautiful too (actually he could be bald and I'd think he was beautiful). Most people ask me what kind of dog he is and then tell me they've never seen one this color. Chocolate/blue sounds exotic, I like it.
Chocolate blue is more like Kips ChiZilla... softer I think. But maybe with a short coat the blue is darker? I was thinking chocolate sable. Sable isn't just the outline... sable is blakened hairs throughout, it can be thick/dark or lightly placed and can be much darker on the "edges" of the color.. I was told you can tell sable by looking at the entire strand of hair as it will have more than one color.
(My)Tucker's sabling was so thick/dark he looked almoste black/white as a pup, but it has faded out to where you have to look more... But him having the Red/sable its easier to see..
I think I am going to say different. To me he looks like a blue fawn, the tan color goes pretty high in the back it looks like he has the fawn base with blue over it. Maybe you can get some more pictures of side veiws some time?
Tucker is just laying here letting me pick through his fur like a mother monkey. He does have blackened or charcoal colored hairs through his fur. Some areas more than others. Some of the hairs are definately darker on the tips than the rest of the length. The darkest hairs have a wirey (sp?) feel. The undercoat, softer areas, are the chocolate color on the ends and kind of silvery gray close to the skin. In some lighting he looks dark, in other lighting tan, in other lighting greyish LOL. But, now that I'm looking closely, he does have a blend of colors. Does this sound like sable? Whatever he is, he is so pretty.
The tan color I believe is fawn chocolate would be more brownish red color. But He does look like he could be Blue Sabled. Here is an example of a sable female pup I had.
Wow!!..He sure is a cutie!! The first pic looks chocolate & the second one does look like he has a blue tint to him. I'm not sure, but whatever color, I love it!!
Thanks can't wait too see what he turns out like. See in person you don't see the red tint much you see more grey and the flash brings out more red, its weird. But he has lightened alot, he was almost black when born.
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