Australian Shepherd Coloration Site Map

Index Page

 

Standard Colors

Black

Red

Blue Merle

Red Merle

 

Nonstandard Colors

Brindles

Dilutes

Sables

Whites and White Marks

Yellows

 

Markings and Modifiers

E Locus Mask

Dilute Spots

Harlequins and Tweeds

Lozenges

Self Color

Split Faces

Tan Point Pattern

Ticking

 

Eyes

Eye Colors and Patterns - Split, Marbled, Odd eyed, Mismatched eyes, Blues, Other

Eye Defects

 

Nose Color

Different Nose Pigmentations

Progressive Pigmentation of a Nose over Several years

 

Tongues

Tongue Spots

 

Color changes - Aussie Chameleons

Adult Color Change Series - Cosmo and Nikki, blue merles who turned white

Puppy Color Change Series - Flame, powderpuff gene

Nongeriatric silvering - Jag, progressively whitened

 

Difficult Calls

When the Color is Not Always Easy to Identify

 

Misc Terms

Cryptic (Phantom) Merles

Identical Twinning

Somatic Mutations

 

Technical Information

FAQs

Color Chart

Color Loci

Genetic Glossary

 

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