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Australian
Kelpie
coats
and
colours |
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The
variety
of
colouration
and coat
types
puts the
Kelpie
in a
select
group,
as it is
not
possible
to look
at an
unidentified
dog and
classify
it as a
Kelpie.
Kelpies
referred
to as
Red
Cloud
Kelpies
have
features
with
white
markings
on the
face,
chest,
and
feet. The working Kelpie comes in three coat types, smooth, short and rough with almost every colour from black through to light or cream. Some Kelpies have a white blaze on the chest, a few have white points. Kelpies sometimes have a double coat, which sheds out in spring in temperate climates. Agouti is not unusual and can look like a double coat. Ears are pricked, but a few will have one or both ears flopped; the tail will often follow the coat type, and will vary between smooth to bushy. Show Kelpies are restricted to solid colours (black, chocolate, red, smoky blue, fawn, black and tan, red and tan) in a short double coat and pricked ears. Show Kelpies are generally heavier and shorter than working Kelpies. |
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Border
Collie
coats,
colours
&
markings |
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Border
Collie
coats
can be
anywhere
from
short
and
slick to
lush and
long,
and they
can come
in many
colours,
although
black
and
white is
by far
the most
common.
Other
colours
include
black
tricolour
(black/tan/white
or sable
and
white),
chocolate
and
white,
red and
white
(ranging
from
pale to
deeper),
red
tricolour
(red/tan/white),
blue,
lilac,
red
merle,
blue
merle
and
brindle. Markings can include split face, heavy ticking (spotting), solid white face, as well as extensive white markings on the body ("piebald"). The colours recognised in the showring are black and white, blue and white, chocolate and white, red and white, blue merle and black tri (black/tan/white). |
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