Many callers are looking for a specific colour, but they are uncertain of colour standard of the shar pei – they may want a light one or a dark one – what colours do they come in?
Speaking as a breeder, I could get very technical in colour description, however, I will cover only the basics which would be – shar pei come in many colours creams, reds, fawns, sables, blacks, with the black pigment, including nose, some colours also come with a full black facial mask, that may just include the muzzle or might be black right up to the forehead. We also go into the dilutes which include creams, apricots, 5 point reds, blues, chocolates, remembering the distinguishing feature with the dilutes, is that their nose and body points including toe nails, skin and pads are the same colour in general, as the coat, instead of the black tongue, their tongue is generally classed as lavender, and eyes may be more amber in colour, the lilacs and isabella colours also fall under the dilute shades. Hope this covers the basics.
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