Dachshund Colors and Patterns
It's amazing what a variety of Dachshund colors and patterns in New York can be!
Color
The following colors can also be found in solid colors, such as "solid black" or "solid chocolate."
Red
Long-Haired Shaded-Red Puppy
Reds are one of the most common Dachshund colors, and they help people easily recognize a Dachshund dog. This is probably because reds are dominant over all other colors. The red color can range from a very light creamy/blonde red to a deep, dark mahogany red. Red Dachshunds will have a black nose and nails. Red Dachshunds can be considered "shaded" red when they have black hairs shading their backs, ears, and tails. "Clear" red Dachshunds are born with no black hairs.
Dilute Red: A red Dachshund with a liver-colored nose and nails.
Reds are one of the most common Dachshund colors, and they help people easily recognize a Dachshund dog. This is probably because reds are dominant over all other colors. The red color can range from a very light creamy/blonde red to a deep, dark mahogany red. Red Dachshunds will have a black nose and nails. Red Dachshunds can be considered "shaded" red when they have black hairs shading their backs, ears, and tails. "Clear" red Dachshunds are born with no black hairs.
Dilute Red: A red Dachshund with a liver-colored nose and nails.
Black
Long-Haired Black-and-Tan Puppy
Black-and-Tan: It is the second most common Dachshund color. Most people readily recognize Dachshunds as this color. The body will be black with tan points.
Black-and-Cream: Just like with the black-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be black but with cream points instead of tan. Both Dachshund parents must carry the points and cream genes to produce a black-and-cream pup.
Black-and-Tan: It is the second most common Dachshund color. Most people readily recognize Dachshunds as this color. The body will be black with tan points.
Black-and-Cream: Just like with the black-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be black but with cream points instead of tan. Both Dachshund parents must carry the points and cream genes to produce a black-and-cream pup.
Chocolate
Kitkat Is a Long-Haired Chocolate-and-Tan Dachshund
Chocolate-and-Tan: Chocolate coat color is a recessive trait in red Dachshunds and black Dachshunds. Thus, the body will be chocolate-colored with tan points. Chocolate Dachshunds can range in color from light milk chocolate to dark chocolate. A chocolate-and-tan Dachshund should have nice tan points. Chocolate Dachshunds will have a liver-colored nose and nails.
Chocolate-and-Cream: Just like with the chocolate-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be chocolate-colored but with cream points instead of tan. Both Dachshund parents must carry the points, chocolate, and cream genes to produce a chocolate-and-cream pup.
Chocolate-and-Tan: Chocolate coat color is a recessive trait in red Dachshunds and black Dachshunds. Thus, the body will be chocolate-colored with tan points. Chocolate Dachshunds can range in color from light milk chocolate to dark chocolate. A chocolate-and-tan Dachshund should have nice tan points. Chocolate Dachshunds will have a liver-colored nose and nails.
Chocolate-and-Cream: Just like with the chocolate-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be chocolate-colored but with cream points instead of tan. Both Dachshund parents must carry the points, chocolate, and cream genes to produce a chocolate-and-cream pup.
Cream
Creams: The color can range from an ivory-colored white (milk) to a buttercream color. Cream Dachshunds can also have a black overlay, making them more known as a Shaded Cream. The lighter, the better. Cream Dachshunds should have dark eyes, noses, and nails. Both Dachshund parents must carry the cream gene to produce a true cream pup.
Here at CAMSDachshunds, we do not have full cream Dachshunds. Although we can produce pups with a beautiful creamy color, there will always be a red tint to their coats!
Here at CAMSDachshunds, we do not have full cream Dachshunds. Although we can produce pups with a beautiful creamy color, there will always be a red tint to their coats!
Blue
Smooth-Coated Blue-and-Tan Piebald Dachshund
Blue-and-Tan: The body will be a smokey grayish-blue color or steel gray with tan points (for example, a blue Weimaraner's color.) Blue-and-tan Dachshunds will have a blue-colored nose and nails.
Blue-and-Cream: Just like with the blue-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be a smokey grayish-blue color but with cream points.
Blue-and-Tan: The body will be a smokey grayish-blue color or steel gray with tan points (for example, a blue Weimaraner's color.) Blue-and-tan Dachshunds will have a blue-colored nose and nails.
Blue-and-Cream: Just like with the blue-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be a smokey grayish-blue color but with cream points.
Fawn (Isabella)
Cali Is a Long-Haired Fawn-and-Tan Piebald Dachshund
Fawn-and-Tan: The body color looks like a washed out, grayish, faded chocolate with the usual tan points (for example, a tan Weimaraner's color.) Isabellas will have a liver-colored nose and tail.
Fawn-and-Tan Cream: Just like with the Fawn-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be a grayish faded chocolate but with cream points.
Fawn-and-Tan: The body color looks like a washed out, grayish, faded chocolate with the usual tan points (for example, a tan Weimaraner's color.) Isabellas will have a liver-colored nose and tail.
Fawn-and-Tan Cream: Just like with the Fawn-and-tan Dachshund, the body will be a grayish faded chocolate but with cream points.
Wheaten
Duncan: He Is a Wheaten Silky Wire-Haired Pup out of Ruby Rose!
Wheaten: This is most common in wire-haired Dachshunds. The color itself is pale yellow, like wheat, but most people simply call it yellow.
Wheaten: This is most common in wire-haired Dachshunds. The color itself is pale yellow, like wheat, but most people simply call it yellow.
Piebald
Meisha Is a Long-Haired Chocolate-and-Cream Piebald Dachshund
Piebald: Piebald patterns only occur when both Dachshund parents are piebalds or when both parents carry the piebald gene. A piebald pattern is when there are areas of color on a white background, much like a Beagle or calico cat. Piebalds may also have ticking (small spots of color in the white field that are almost like the dog has Freckles or like those of a German short-haired Pointer.) It can be a few little spots on the toes and muzzle, or the ticking may be heavy with multiple small spots.
There can also be a "tuxedo piebald" pattern where the white looks like the pup is wearing a tuxedo. Unlike dapple breeding, there are no health risks in breeding the piebald pattern.
Piebald: Piebald patterns only occur when both Dachshund parents are piebalds or when both parents carry the piebald gene. A piebald pattern is when there are areas of color on a white background, much like a Beagle or calico cat. Piebalds may also have ticking (small spots of color in the white field that are almost like the dog has Freckles or like those of a German short-haired Pointer.) It can be a few little spots on the toes and muzzle, or the ticking may be heavy with multiple small spots.
There can also be a "tuxedo piebald" pattern where the white looks like the pup is wearing a tuxedo. Unlike dapple breeding, there are no health risks in breeding the piebald pattern.
Brindle
Beara Is a Long-Haired Black-and-Tan Brindle Dachshund
Brindle: These are patterns of stripes, usually in black. Brindle Dachshunds should be striped all over the body. But even if there are only one or two stripes anywhere on the body, the dog should still be registered as a brindle.
Black-and-Tan Brindle: This is a black-and-tan Dachshund that shows brindle stripes in the tan points. A newborn black-and-tan brindle Dachshund will appear to be all black.
Brindle: These are patterns of stripes, usually in black. Brindle Dachshunds should be striped all over the body. But even if there are only one or two stripes anywhere on the body, the dog should still be registered as a brindle.
Black-and-Tan Brindle: This is a black-and-tan Dachshund that shows brindle stripes in the tan points. A newborn black-and-tan brindle Dachshund will appear to be all black.
Dapple
Gabbie Is a Long-Haired Chocolate-and-Cream, Patchwork-Dapple Dachshund
Dapple: A dapple pattern is also known as "merle" in some other breeds. Dapple means that it has spots on another color where some of the color is lighter than the base color. Dappling can occur in all colors. The dappling pattern cannot be carried. One parent must be a dapple Dachshund in order to produce a dapple pup. The only exception is when the parent is a red Dachshund since the dapple gene can be hidden in red Dachshunds (Dappling is visible at birth and then fades out.)
Dapple: A dapple pattern is also known as "merle" in some other breeds. Dapple means that it has spots on another color where some of the color is lighter than the base color. Dappling can occur in all colors. The dappling pattern cannot be carried. One parent must be a dapple Dachshund in order to produce a dapple pup. The only exception is when the parent is a red Dachshund since the dapple gene can be hidden in red Dachshunds (Dappling is visible at birth and then fades out.)