. The ear tips may be a darker similar shade or colour. dogz use for shading when present.Sable: Red sable in the clear or minimal pattern.
Brindle:
with striping or with striping.Shading: In Solids and Brindles, the upper body (+/- head, tail - all shorthaired areas) can be a darker shade or darker related colour. It is allowed for brindles to have brindling only on this area, with the rest of the dog (i.e. all longhaired areas) appearing solid.
Tan:
with 
or brindle in the traditional pattern. Legs may lack tan, have tan only on the toes/fingers (may or may not include feet/paws) or in the normal pattern (paws and lower legs). Lack of tan on the legs is not a fault, but some degree of tan on the legs is preferred.Domino: Any domino combination is accepted.
Urajiro: Allowed on all of the above.
Masking: All of the above except solid
may be masked with (standard mask).White Markings: is allowed as trim on the chest, toes and tailtip only. The chest patch may start on the throat and go down the front of chest.
or 
, 
preferred
