French Bulldog Colors Blue Merle
In this article we take a closer look at french bulldog colors patterns and genetics to learn more about this popular companion breed.
French bulldog colors blue merle. 1897 was a big year for french. When the frenchie crossed the pond into america americans fell in love with them as well. Blue and tan french bulldogs have a blue for their dominant color and fawn white or cream markings above their eyes on their cheeks bellies and legs. Brindle striping appears on the puppies when they are usually 4 weeks old.
Blue fawn french bulldog the blue fawn color is expressed when your frenchie has inherited one or more copies of the fawn gene ay on the a locus two copies of the dilute gene on the d locus to give the blue color one or two copies of the merle gene on the m locus. Lilac merle french bulldog. Blue coats in french bulldogs blue frenchie blue pied frenchie blue fawn frenchie blue brindle frenchie etc. What gives these dogs tan point markings is the allele combination at the a locus.
These beauties carry a recessive dilute gene inherited from both parents and belong to rare french bulldogs. There are many tri color variations. Many kennel clubs worldwide are beginning to adhere to this ruling as well. Tri color french bulldogs these are my personal favorite.
Blue brindle french bulldog blue brindle frenchie has a visible blue grey coat with traces of brindle. Fad colors in french bulldog puppies include the following but not limited to. Just like the previous case of blue color the same dilution process occurs creating the lilac appearance. Since french bulldogs have small litters i usually only have one or two merles per litter.
Their eye color may vary from yellow brown to blue and grey. Discover the blue french bulldog. The lilac merle french bulldogis basically a frenchie with a combination of blue and chocolate in the coat base color. Black and tan chocolate and tan blue and tan lilac and tan and merle and tans.
What the fbdca describes as fad rare french bulldog colors are black chocolate tan blue black and fawn black and white cream and white fawn and black fawn brindle and white and gray and white. A brief history of french bulldog colors and coat. Appearance the ideal merle french bulldog is bred to the akc french bulldog standard with sturdy bone structure and a typical frenchie head and expression. As mentioned before the at gene is dominant over the.
We explore the pros and cons of this unusual color. The at gene is the main component in giving the dog its tri color appearance. Personality and temperment in general.