From Black Chihuahua to White Chihuahua                                                  and Everything in Between

            

 The Black Chihuahua and Chihuahua Color Combinations.

 

The following is a discussion of the different colors found in the Chihuahua breed, the different color and marking combinations, and the genetics behind them. We’ll talk about why Black Chihuahuas are uncommon, and why White Chihuahuas are positively rare. Oddly, it’s because both white and black genetic markers are so common. So, on to the various color combinations.

 

Variations include:  

Solid Black Chihuahua Puppies—Black all over;                                                                                       Tan and black Chihuahua Puppies—Mainly Black Chihuahuas, with Tan patches around the face and/or chest ; Tricolor Chihuahua Puppies—Three distinct colors;  Black Chihuahua with Tan and White;  White and Black Chihuahua Puppies;   Black Chihuahua with white patches around the face, chest and/or the legs;  Merle and Black Chihuahua Puppies—Mostly White coat with Black spots and splashed Merle marking. Over time, it is possible for a Black Chihuahua coat to fade into gray and white as the dog ages. It’s also possible for the Chihuahua coats to either be short-haired or long-haired, regardless of color. It’s also important to note that the Black Chihuahua  has no physical differences to Chihuahuas Puppies of different coat colors. A Black Chihuahua Puppy will have a black nose, toes, and footpads. The color Black is the result of dominant genes, so even if a Chihuahua has very few Black genes, they will expressand the puppy will have some black in their coat, even if dilute.                          

        The White Chihuahua

 

Variations include:  

 Solid White Chihuahua white all over;   White and black Chihuahua Puppies- Mostly White with Black spots or patches;   White and blue – Mostly white with blue patches or spots (Keep in mind that the “blue” is more gray than sky blue) White and any other color – Mostly White with patches or spots of the other colors. The color White is a result of recessive genes, making all-White Chihuahua the rarest of Chihuahua coat colors. Occasionally a White Chihuahua Puppy will have blue eyes, but that is fairly rare and not associated with albinism. Although the white genes are recessive, they are very common, and every other color of a Chihuahua coat will usually have a little bit of white, especially on the face, chest, tail tip, and feet. White Chihuahuas Puppies will usually have a pink nose, toes, and foot pads, but may have other colors.    Read more about White Chihuahuas

Black Chihuahua, White Chihuahua, And All Other Colors

Color variations with all the other colors follow these same rules, although the nose color doesn’t always match the predominant color.                                                           There is CREAM, which is yellowish, from almost white to almost a light brown, and having a faint reddish hue.                                                                                                       There is FAWN, which is yellowish. This color can also be quite light or nearly brown. “Tan” is an accurate descriptor.                                                                                             Some are RED, which means a reddish-brown, and can be as dark as mahogany or even bright red with darker hairs mixed in.

Chocolate Chihuahua Color                                

 

 

 CHOCOLATE is a result of a diluted BLACK gene or genes, and is darker than BROWN or LIVER colors. The color of, well, Chocolate. They can be nearly black, but because their black genes are dilute, their noses are usually the color of their coat. They can have splashes of white or another color.

The Blue Chihuahua

 BLUE is caused by two recessive genes, one from each parent, and presents as a bluish gray.                                                                                                                                              There are other colors, but we won’t go into them here.

Color Combinations Of Long Haired Chihuahua Coats

As for color combinations, there are solid colors, bi-color combinations, tri-colors, brindles, sables, and merles.

BI-COLOR means a pattern of two different patterns, like Black Chihuahua with Tan, where the coat is mostly black with tan cheeks and muzzle, eyebrows, feet, and some part of the tail. There is also Black Chihuahuas with Red, which looks like Rottweiler markings on a Chihuahua Puppy.

TRI-COLORs are much like BI-COLORs, except their third color, WHITE, features strongly with the secondary color. A black coat with tan and white cheeks, and a white muzzle. Legs will have a secondary color at the hocks, but white feet, and very often their tail tip will be white. Our Chihuahua Puppies AZ logo is a tri-color Long Haired Chihuahua Puppy.

Brindle Chihuahua Pattern And A Few more

BRINDLE means two or more colors mixed together in narrow, irregular stripes around the body, like a tiger’s stripes. This is rare in Chihuahuas Puppies, and can fade dramatically as the dog matures.

SABLES have a darker coat with white or silver-tipped guard hairs, giving them a frosted appearance. It’s easy to mistake a SABLE for a solid color dog graying with age.

MERLES have a base colored coat “splashed” with another, lighter color, often appearing whitish or bluish. Having a double merle genes can lead to health problems, so ethical breeders never cross them, and test offspring to see if the gene has been inherited. 

 

Long and Short Haired Chihuahua Coats

 A Short Haired Chihuahua Puppy has a skin-tight very short coat from nose to tail. Most Chihuahuas are Short Hairs. The Coat is very smooth and silky to the touch.

A Long Haired Chihuahua Puppy has a Coat that is variable in length, depending on its location on the body. The face is always short haired. There is almost always a large fringe of hair fanning out from behind the ears and down to the neck, almost like a halo. The ears themselves have long hair in front, inside, and usually a tuft at the tip. There are usually featherings of long wavy hair on the trailing edge of both front and back legs, and a flowing flag of hair fluttering from the tail arched over the dog’s back. The hair on the body can be relatively short, though two or three times longer than that of the Short Haired Chihuahuas, or nearly as fluffy as a Pomeranian. It can be wavy or straight. It seems to be a good insulator, Long Haired Chihuahuas puppies handle cold weather with ease.  If you are looking for a Black Chihuahua or any ather color give us a ring or contact us at