Harlequin Pinscher Acceptable Colors & Patterns

Geneotype = KK-BB-DD-ee-AyAy

+ a variety of other Geneotype Code Sequences

Incomplete Dominant - Recessive

Coat:  Red
Nose:  Black

Eye Rim:  Black
Paw Pads:.  Black

CLEAR RED

Clear red. ee (can be produced from any of the colors, base shown only in nose/eye rim color)

Coat:  Clear with degrees of color
Nose:  Brown or Blue

Eye Rim:  Brown or Blue
Paw Pads:  Brown or Blue

Geneotype = KK-BB-DD-ee-AyAt

Stag red,  a form of sabling using the genetic color code of Ay, will partially cover the base color Red with darker hair tips.  Sabling/Stag means that the dog is a solid red with an intermingling of darker hairs.  

Coat:  Red with dark tips
Nose:  Black

Eye Rim:  Black
Paw Pads:  Black

Geneotype = kyky-BB-DD-EE-atat

Dominant

Coat:  Black
Nose:  Black

Eye Rim:  Black
Paw Pads:  Black

Can be affected via Black Hair Follicle Disease - BHFD

Genotype = KK-bb-DD-EE-atat

Recessive

Coat:  Brown

Nose: Brown

Eye Rim:   Brown

Paw Pads:  Brown

Geneotype = KK-BB-dd-EE-atat

Recessive

Coat:  Blue (*Dilute of Black)

Nose: Blue

Eye Rim:   Blue

Paw Pads:  Blue

Can be affected by Alopecia

(CDA - Color Dilution Alopecia)

Geneotype = KK-bb-dd-EE-atat

Recessive

Coat:  Fawn (*Dilute of Brown)

Nose:  Brown

Eye Rim:   Brown

Paw Pads:  Brown

Can be affected by Alopecia

(CDA - Color Dilution Alopecia)

Geneotype = Mm

Dominant

Is NOT carried as it is either a merle or it isn't.  1 parent MUST be merle to produce merle offspring.

Merle is a semi-fatal gene in Double Form.

2 Merles should never be bred together.

Geneotype = kbrkbr or kbrk

Brindle are stripes over a base coat color and/or in tan/rust points.

Brindle can occur on any color coat but are most prominent on Reds.

Geneotype = Sp or Si

Recessive

Also known as Spotted or Parti.

Caused by A DNA variant associated with the  Microphthalmia Associated Transcription Factor- (MITF) gene

Comes in a Variety of degrees which determines the pattern.

Piebald - Spotted like a Holstein Cow

Tuxedo - White on Feet/Legs, up Chest and Around Neck.

Geneotype = mismark

A Tri can be either the lowest form of Piebald

or

caused by an interruption of development during the Fetus stage.

Tris can have a single spot of white - i.e. Chest or tips of Feet to more extensive white markings such as 4 white tip feet, white chest, white on forehead and white on tip of tail.

Mismarked Tris have the same skin color under the white hair as in other areas where-as Piebald genetic Tris will have white skin under the white hair.

Geneotype = Modification of Mm

Tweed (Patchwork) is a merle modifier that turns the merle parts of the coat  into a variety of brown, grey and tan shades