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Strangest color I have ever seen in a sable

Discussion in 'Sheltie Colors' started by Sheltie.Mama, Feb 1, 2014.

  1. Sheltie.Mama

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    Totally normal, looks like either a bi or tri factored sable.
     
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    Both my Piper and Daisy are tri-factored sables, like the one in your pic.

    Personally, it is my favorite coloring in a sable.

    And, yes, totally normal and pretty common.
     
  4. Sheltie.Mama

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    How can you tell if they are bi or tri factored (just curious)
    Shay's mother (the Sheltie in the picture) produced two sables, (one was Shay) a bi-black, and a blue merel. The father was a blue Merle.
     
  5. Tabitha

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    You can sometimes tell by the amount of shading. This is a good website to play around with different coat combinations, http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/sheltiecalc.html. For you, I would put;

    Coat Color of Mother: Shaded Sable
    Agoutie Gene: sable-bicolor

    Coat Color of Father: Blue Merle
    Agoutie Gene: tricolor-bicolor

    Then click "Produce Littler" as many times as you'd like to get different litter combonations.
     
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  6. Calliesmom

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    Both parents are bi factored- the only way to get a biblack ......

    and shading in the fur is not a reliable way to tell if sables are bi or tri factored
     
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    Is there any truth to the color of roots determining the bi or tri factor coloring in a coat?

    The reason I bring this up, is that my Daisy's coat is black on first glimpse, but the roots on her fur are light brown.
     
  8. Chris

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    Yep, tri-factored mahogany sable!
     
  9. Tabitha

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    I would think she'd be bi-factored. From what I understand, the only way a blue merle and a sable can produce a bi-black puppy is if they are both bi-factored. If not could someone a little more knowledgeable than myself explain this to me please?:eek:
     
  10. Calliesmom

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    you are correct- both parents must be bifactored to have bi puppies:yes:
     

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