Brindle:
with
striping
with
striping
with
striping (faulted)Masking: May be masked (standard mask). Mask follows the striping colour.
White Markings: All of the above may come with or without
as trim, irish spotting, blanket or piebald pattern. This breed often has a predominately white head, and this is not a fault. Lack of white tailtip in irish spotted dogz is not a fault in this breed. More than 80 % white in total is faulted.Any Other Variety (AOV):
Solid:

Tan:
dogs may have
markings in the traditional pattern but tan markings is faulted in the breed.Sable: Any of the sable combinations in the Clear or Minimal pattern.
Masking: The following masking combinations are allowed (standard mask):
may be masked with

may be masked with
Tanpoints and sables may be masked as well - the mask matches the base/shading colour.
White Markings: All of the above may come with or without
as trim, irish spotting, blanket or piebald pattern. This breed often has a predominately white head, and this is not a fault. Lack of white tailtip in irish spotted dogz is not a fault in this breed. More than 80 % white in total is faulted.
except in dogz with non-black noses, which should have
or
(faulted)
except in blue (solid or tan-marked), blue brindle and blue-masked dogz, which have
, and in liver (solid or tan-marked), liver brindle and liver-masked dogz, which have
(note that 55 and 95 can represent either liver or dark tan, which has black pigment and is not faulted)
middle of nose) is accepted in dogz with a red/cream base colour, but is faulted.