As stated in almost all books about Dachshunds here is a brief explanation on Pattern. There are Dachshund colors and Dachshund patterns. Patterns can not be mixed on AKC papers. For example, you can't mark a dog as a red brindled piebald. Although this pattern is genetically possible. It is recommended if you have a Dachshund with two patterns that you circle only the dominant pattern. Patterns recognized are sable, dapple, double dapple, piebald and brindle. Colors recognized are red, black & tan, blue & tan, chocolate & tan, fawn & tan (Isabella), wheaten, wild boar and cream. Most patterns can occur in all colors but may not be visible. I had a black & tan and a silver dapple puppy born out of a brindle sire and a silver dapple dam. Until they were about two weeks of age, I did not see the brindle in the tan points. There will be some colors of Dachshunds such as a chocolate where you may not see the brindle. NOTE: The CKC will register a Dachshund with two patterns.
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COAT PATTERNS: BRINDLE, BLACK & TAN BRINDLE, DAPPLE, DOUBLE DAPPLE, SABLE, and PIEBALD
Brindle: Stripes, usually black. Brindles should be striped all over the body, but even if there are only one or two stripes anywhere on the body, the dog should be registered as a brindle. Pictured is a Red, Brindle.
Black & Tan Brindle: A black & tan that shows brindle stripes in the tan points. A new born will appear to be all black.
Dapple: Spots where some of the color is lighter, can occur in all colors. The color is usually lighter than the base color. If the dappling occurs in the eyes, the eyes are blue (may not be solid blue.) Pictured is a BLUE & TAN Dapple.
Double dapple: Only occurs when both parents are dapples but does not mean the entire litter is dapple or double dapple, there can be solid colors produced. Must have areas of white on the body for it to be a double dapple.
Sable: The term "sable" is commonly misused to describe a longhair with a heavy black overlay or an interspersion of black hairs on the body. A true sable does not fit this description; sable in Dachshunds is a distinct, inheritable color by itself.
A true sable longhair will appear from a distance to be a black and tan. This does not mean that only longhairs can be sable. Marked like a black and tan, the undercoat beneath the "black" part of this coat is red. True sable longhairs are currently very rare. Due to the controversy with identifying a dog as being sable, we now very seldom identify a dog as sable.
Piebald:
NOTE: The AKC does not give an explanation of the piebald color in its standard, however, it is listed on the registration papers.
Piebalds only occur when both parents are piebald or carry it. Areas of full color on a white background, example; fox terrier. They may also have ticking (small spots of color in the white field, example; English Setter.) which may just be a few little spots on the toes and muzzle, or the ticking may be heavy. You can have different patterns on a piebald in the spots.
Pictured is a RED Piebald wirehair puppy.
