Rare Platinum Rare French Bulldog Colors
Blue fawn french bulldogs have a double recessive dilute gene as well as two genes with the fawn coloring.
Rare platinum rare french bulldog colors. I get so many questions about french bulldog colors on a daily basis. The rare colors produced in english bulldogs can be divided into 4 groups in order of least rare to most rare. Any mix of all above tan. Blue french bulldogs definitely attract the most attention in people.
Any mix of all above pied. Rare english bulldog colors. Fawn from light fawn to red fawn. Since their coats are so rare you ll often find divided opinions about owning blue frenchies.
Accepted french bulldog colors and markings. The blue color can vary quite a bit in frenchies. I ve scrolled online trying to find an article that covers all the french bulldog colors and show it to my customers as an example but nothing extensive popped up so i decided it s time to. Lilac blue and chocolate.
For instance some of these dogs come in a darker blue coat which is generally caused by a copy of the brindle gene. Rare colored french bulldogs are the carriers of a dilute gene that naturally occurs. Photo by karen dibert other colors considered rare in french bulldogs are the black and tan like a doberman and the all black with no trace of brindle. It s no secret that the rare blue french bulldog is a popular color choice.
Be aware that some blue french bulldogs and other dogs too can develop color dilution alopecia. It is important to realize that the genetics of coat color is very complex and confusing. For show purposes here are the akc approved french bulldog colors. Color dilution alopecia is a genetic defect found in dogs with unique coat coloration.
Brindle colored frenchies mainly have that dark dominant color with light strands. Research is ongoing so what we know today can very well be proved untrue may change or be added to in the future. Amongst these brindle is the oldest and the most common color for french bulldogs. It means that the breeder needs to perform a selection to produce blue isabella or lilac puppies.
Rare french bulldog colors. Piebald pied black mask. Black blue chocolate and lilac. Rare french bulldogs require a special way of breeding.
These colors are so dominant that when. The akc also approves other patterns like piebald pied black masks white markings and black shadings. The standard and the rare. That being said this chart like the genetic lab sites will need to change update.
This chart covers the 4 rare colors several patterns being produced in purebred akc bulldogs aka english bulldogs which are lilac blue chocolate both kinds of black plus the merle pattern.