Belton – colored and white hairs intermingled
Black and Tan – Body is black with tan on cheeks, eyebrows, lower legs and feet
Blue – Gray
Brindle – Dark hair overlaid on lighter hair
Grizzle – Gray or black hair intermingled with white hair or a pattern with a dark body, lighter legs, chest and face
Harlequin – Specifically the Great Dane’s spotted colors
Hound colored – Black, tan and white with a black saddle
Liver – Brown
Merle (also called Dapple) – Dark patches on a lighter background shade of the same color
Particolored – White spotted with darker colors
Piebald – Black patches on a white background
Roan – Intermingled white and dark hairs
Sable – Black-tipped hairs with a lighter color undercoat
Saddle – A dark patch over the back
Spectacles – Dark markings around the eyes
Tan pointed – Tan on feet, lower legs, cheeks and eyebrows
Ticking – small flecks of color on a white background
Wheaten – A pale yellow color
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