What is a double dapple?
When two dapples are bred together, they may produce a double dapple puppy. Double dapples usually have large areas of white on their bodies in addition to the self colored, and dappled patches. For instance, a blue and tan double dapple with have patches of steel blue and silver on a white background. Double dapples’ eyes may be completely blue, and they may have white blazes on their heads, white tail tips, and extensive white on their feet, bellies, and sides. The breeding of dapple to dapple is unadvisable. Double dapples always carry eye deformities that range from slightly perceptible problems all the way to reduced eye size and eyes that are entirely missing. In addition, deaf and partially deaf puppies may result from the breeding of a dapple female to a dapple male. Caring for handicapped dogs is challenging, and double dapples make up a good percentage of dachshunds that find their way to rescue organizations, where they heavily burden the system by being difficult to place.
