dogs changing colour

[vld 62]

Just out of interest really.

 

Kept a blue pup back out of my bitches litter . At about 9 weeks old she started loosing her colour and has now ended up a reddy/fawny colour. Doesn't bother me the colour thing really but just wondered what was the biggest change in colour you've seen and at what age would you expect the colour to be established so to speak?

[fieldsman 51]

I,v registered dogs with the CC and had to write to them months later because the dog didn,t match the pedigree a bit embarrassing when it,s more than once.Some of them were blue when 6 weeks old but brindle when 3 months old.They all change a bit I now leave it a while just to make sure.

[nighteyes 275]

quite common with deerhound crosses start of black then go grey/blue

[Coneytrappr 30]

Vld mate, that colour is called blue fawn, I have one that's similar, although not as deeply coloured as yours. Very nice looking pup by the way, looks very well put together

[vld 62]

thankslads for comments - was just interested - so I guess by about 3 months - they should defo be what ever colour they're going to be???

Coney trappr - thanks for comments - I think she looked a blue/fawn colour at 8-9 weeks (when she was changing) she's gone darker than that again now.

ALB

[moonlighter 1,164]

My pup had a black stripe running down the length of his back. Now he's 6 months old it's completely gone.

[tag 29]

slightly off topic ,.... but is there an average time when a pups eyes have done changing colour , its been a few years since my last pup , and the one ive got now its eyes have gone from blue to green , its 10 weeks old ???

[skycat 6,174]

These dark blobs turned cream by 3 months old.

[vld 62]

These dark blobs turned cream by 3 months old.

 

:hmm:That is some serious change of colour!!!

[vld 62]

slightly off topic ,.... but is there an average time when a pups eyes have done changing colour , its been a few years since my last pup , and the one ive got now its eyes have gone from blue to green , its 10 weeks old ???

 

My pup had bright blue eyes but they settled into a greeny colour by about 10 weeks.

[cantona 310]

when dogs have first moult they can change colour , i have also seen smooth coats on saplings grow back broken on the next growth of coat

[lurchers 2,881]

my mate came down the other week with his wirehaired pointer dog which was dark liver a few months ago when i last seen it but it was black the other week when he turned up i thought that was strange.

[Catcher 1 639]

Had a pup years ago born blue.As the years whent on lost most of it.

[boyo 1,398]

my old bull bitchwas a orange tiger coloured brindle and at about 5 yr old changed to a dark brindle almost like a dark dun coloured horse didnt look like the same bitch.

[Born Hunter 17,813]

Not quite as dramatic a change as some;

 

8/9 weeks

 

 

12-18 months

 

 

Everyone commented on the colour as a young pup and how distinct it was and then one day I noticed it had all gone! lol. Like I said not as dramatic as most but deffinately a colour change.