A Whippet is a breed of dog that is rare, because when it competes in professional dog show events, it cannot be disqualified for its color. The breed comes in a wide variety of different colors and combinations, which is called Parti-color. In this article, we will discuss the coat colors of the Whippet breed and the genetics that play an integral role in determining what color the Whippet’s litter will be.

Statistics show that brown colored Whippets are the rarest, appearing in only 1 in 1500-2000 births. Sometimes the brown color can be confused with the beige color, although the brown can range in shades from light blue to a rich dark chocolate brown. Duns are easy to recognize because they have a pinkish brown color to the nose. A brown color also provides another clue as to what their true color is when they are bred, as a brown dog will breed black puppies when mixed with a fawn colored Whippet, while a fawn or brindle mating will never result in black. cubs being born.

The basic colors of a Whippet can be black, brown (chocolate brown or liver red), blue, fawn and brindle. It’s also possible for a Whippet to be white, but most dog experts don’t list this color because it’s considered colorless. White whippets are rare and more likely to be a combination of other colors with white spots on the fur; this is called Parti-color, which is discussed later in the article.

Brindle is not really considered a color, but rather a combination of colors that often resemble what are called tiger stripes. Sometimes a tabby’s stripes can be so faint that the color actually appears to be solid until you look closer. Brindle colors can appear in shades of red, brown, beige, dark, light, black, and blue.

A Blue Whippet is actually a dilution of a black coat that can range from a light grayish blue to a very dark, almost black color. Many Blue Whippets will have a nose that is closer to a blue color than an actual black nose. Beige Whippets can range from deep red tones to a lighter beige color.

A multi-colored Whippet is a combination of any of the colors mentioned above with white, and is generally referred to as white and the name of the color. As mentioned above, a pure white Whippet is a rarity and even with the smallest mark of color on the coat it would be called a multi-colored Whippet.

There are three genes that determine what the color of a Whippet is. One gene determines the actual color of the Whippet’s coat, another gene determines whether the color will be recessive or dominant, and the third determines whether the coat will be solid or mixed in color. It has been discovered that some color combinations always make puppies of one color and never another. An example would be black to black Whippets, which can result in any color combination, while brown to brown breeding would not result in brindle, fawn, black or blue puppies.

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