she is white with a chocolate brown head and spots. no one i know including my vet has seen one these colours before but she is very much a chi and looks as tho she has no other breed in her. are these colours nnormal??
2007-09-04 02:52:00 · 12 answers · asked by Gary F 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
i know she is not a mixed breed as i have seen both parents and grand parents which are all chi's
2007-09-04 03:13:22 · update #1
http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=4419064117&PhotoAlbumId=4997988229&PhotoId=5039580507
picture of her here
2007-09-04 03:19:47 · update #2
never heard of those colors on a chi....cool though...i have a black and tan ...
2007-09-04 02:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by stormy4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a little look on the web for you:
The AKC Chihuahua standard] lists under color: "Any color-Solid, marked or splashed".[3] This allows for all colors from solid blacks to solid whites, spotted, or a variety of other colors and patterns. A few examples are Fawn, Red, Cream, Chocolate, Blue, and Black.
Patterns, all with or without white markings, include:
Sable
Irish spotting
Piebald spotting
Extreme white spotting
Brindle
Masks
Merle
Tan points
Classifying Chihuahua colors can be complicated due to the large number of possibilities. Examples would be a Blue Brindle or a Chocolate and Tan. Colors and patterns can combine and affect each other, resulting in a very high degree of variation. That said, the classic Chihuahua color remains Fawn. No color or pattern is considered more valuable than the others. Although blue is considered rare, it is all just a matter of personal preference.
I just think your lucky to have such a cutie! x
2007-09-04 12:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by Mouse Cake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chihuahuas by standard come in pratically EVERY coat and colour pattern!
from the picture id say she is a "ticked chocolate particolor" meaning shes a primarily white chiahuahua with chocolate brown patches and some speckling through her coat.
its a normal color and pattern, the chihuahuas standard calls for "any colour, solid, marked or splashed"
parti chis are one of my faves!
2007-09-04 12:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by Gems 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dogs have produced a few chocolate spotted on white pups and yes they are purebred. Chocolate is a common chihuahua color, they can be solid chicilate, chocolate.tan, or chocolt spotted. As a couple of other people have pointed out chihuahuas can come in any color or combination of color.
2007-09-04 17:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any colour or mixture of colours is permissible in a Chihuahua. If she is KC Reg, I wouldn't worry that she is not purebred. Chocolate is not unusual
http://www.buyersguide.com/images/chihuahua2.jpg
2007-09-04 11:12:24 · answer #5 · answered by anwen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chihuahuas come in many different colors, sounds like yours is just a more unusual example. If she looks like a chihuahua in every other way, you can be fairly confident that she is indeed a chihuahua. Enjoy her uniqueness!
2007-09-04 10:01:35 · answer #6 · answered by Heather V 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know anything about chi colors, but she's so cute.
2007-09-04 10:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by cinney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,have never seen one wtih those colours bet she is lovely.
2007-09-04 10:00:39 · answer #8 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably a cross breed with a miniature poodle or similar small dog.
2007-09-04 10:00:09 · answer #9 · answered by zeon2b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How may I ask do you know she is not a mixed breed? did u see her parents?
Rat terriers look like Chihauhau's and have more variations in colors.
She sounds like a mixed breed with those colors
2007-09-04 10:00:49 · answer #10 · answered by caltimes8 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋