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Blue Agouti Sable
Description:
Coat: Banded coat - dark bands gray. Light bands off white/cream/yellow
Undercoat: Off white/cream/yellow
Legs and Face: White/off white/cream/yellow
Facial Markings: May be dark enough to give the appearance of a full bar, however the color is always salt and pepper rather than solid. Markings on face often fade and can be much less extensive in adults, detectible only as rings around the eyes.
Pigment: Slate gray
Eyes: Yellow
Notes: Can be difficult to tell from Light Blue sable as an adult. Also often mistaken for Sable.
Newborn or Puppy: Born with a sooty or "dirty" looking face. Undercoat: Off white/cream/yellow. Eyes slate gray when they open.
Obviously not Malamutes, however a good example of what Blue does to Sable. On the left, Blue Sable. On the right Agouti Sable. Blue dilutes black to gray and red to cream/yellow.
Facial Markings: Markings fade in color and size, never having the appearance of a full bar, and being washed out and shadow-like instead of solid
Pigment: Gray – may appear as a gray wash and be pink on lips/mouth. Notes: Often mistaken for Sable.
Eyes: Yellow
Newborn or Puppy: Born with crisp facial markings/masking and large white eyebrows. May have little/no pigment at birth. Eyes pale slate gray when they open.
Coat: Appear Gray from a distance however most have off white/cream/yellow band at the base of the coat. Very dark individuals may be missing this band.
Undercoat: Usually off white/cream/yellow, however may be gray/light gray along topline and in very dark individuals.
Legs and Face: White/off white/cream/yellow
Facial Markings: Always crisp and clear cut includes a full bar (except in individuals with additional white spotting) that appears solid in color on the face.
Pigment: Gray – may give the appearance of a gray wash.
Eyes: Yellow
Notes: Never has the extreme masking seen on Black and White dogs. Often mistaken for Seal Sable.
Newborn or Puppy: Born with crisp facial markings/masking and large white eyebrows. May have little pigment at birth. Eyes slate gray when they open.
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