is also an allowed base colour.Shorthair and Wirehair varieties should be represented with tipping not solid colour. Shading-coloured eartips are typical for this breed and may be present even if the dog has no shading elsewhere, regardless of variety.
Grizzle: Dark Red Grizzle (regular) is accepted.
is an additional accepted base colour, dogz of that shade should not use a trim colour. Shading should be represented with tipping, not solid colour, in this breed, which often appears evenly tipped all over except for the light markings.Brindle:
with 
stripes. The stripes should be medium width, and the overall expression should be of a brown dog, not a black one.Tan: One of these combos, always in the traditional pattern
or merle with 
points, may be brindled. with also allowed without fault, but points are faulted on other colours.Merle: Red, blue, isabella or slate merle (strict). Must always have tan points, see above for accepted combinations. Merle is often called dapple in this breed. The most preferred distribution of dark and light areas is 50/50.
White Markings: Allowed on all of the above as a chest spot, no larger than approximately the size of the eye.
in blue, isabella, liver, red merle, isabella merle and slate merle dogz. 
in others.
eyes without fault.
in all colours except in liver and red merle dogz which have 
, and in blue and isabella dogz, including slate and isabella merles, which have 
. Isabellas may have 
as well.
