Photo Guide Page 3
Bi, Tri, Piebald, Tuxedo, Sable, Ticking, Saddleback/Blanket Back and Calico patterns.
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BI-COLOR and TRI-COLOR
Bi-Color: Two colors, one being white. The two dogs on the left are Bi-Colored.
Tri-Color: Three colors, one being white. The two dogs on the right are Tri-Colored.
   
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PIEBALD
Is the most common of Rat Terrier patterns, but a strange-sounding term to newcomers. A piebald dog has irregular but well defined patches of color on a white background. The term is adapted from horse terminology and synonymous with the word Pinto.
   
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TUXEDO
Is known as Black and Tan in many breeds. It is also called Irish Spotting White or Tan Point in other breeds. Since the Rat Terrier comes in many colors the term tuxedo covers them all, describing the dog with a solid body color which extends down the legs, leaving the feet either tan, tan and white, or white only. Tuxedos must have white somewhere on the body and it is usually seen as a patch of white on the chest.
   
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SABLE
Or Sabling is a layer of darker colored hairs or dark tipped hairs seen around the muzzle, eyes, ears, spine and tail. While sabling is most commonly seen as black hairs on tan, there are also blue sabling and dark chocolate sabling on tan dogs. Sabling is dense at birth and lessens as the dog matures. Some sabled puppies mature with no visible sabling but will carry it genetically and may throw sabled offspring.
   
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TICKING
Is flecks of color on a white background and is common in hound breeds. Ticking increases with maturity, and may be light or heavy or absent. A tri colored dog may have 2 colors of ticking on white. ROAN is not mentioned in the Rat Terrier Breed Standard (currently under review), but commonly seen in heavily ticked hound breeds and typically appears as white spots on darker background.
   
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SADDLEBACK and BLANKET BACK
Are piebald dogs with saddle or blanket-sized color patches on their backs. These are general descriptive terms just to help create a mental picture of the dog's appearance. The two dogs on the left have Saddleback patterns, while the two dogs on the right have Blanket Back patterns.
   
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CALICO
Is a tri color dog whose tan color is found in irregular patches anywhere on the dog. Typically, a puppy's point markings spread until they create a mask appearance or completely cover the face and head. Calicos may be black, chocolate or blue. It may take months to determine if the dog is becoming a calico so this is not usually included on registration papers. The term Red Headed Calico is commonly used to describe the dog whose tan or reddish-tan color has spread to the top of his head.
   
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Photo Guide Page 1:
Black, Tan/Tan Sable, Chocolate, Blue
Photo Guide Page 2:
Blue Fawn, Pearl (Isabella), Apricot, Lemon, White
Photo Guide Page 3: Patterns
Bi, Tri, Piebald, Tuxedo, Sable, Ticking, Saddleback/Blanket Back, Calico
Photo Guide Page 4:
Faulted and Disqualified Colors
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