also is it good to buy a doberman with blue or red paws as a puppy?
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Peg D is WRONG
There are four Accepted colors, Black/tan, Red(brown)/tan, Blue(navyish)/tan, Fawn also called isabella(close to a wiemaraner)/tan. Fawns are dilutes of reds. They are very beautiful, My girlie is a gorgeous fawn. Blues are dilutes of blacks I have a blue foster girl sitting with me and she is also VERY pretty. They are prone to skin conditions maily Color Dilution Alopecia where the hair is malformed and falls out. They are still very pretty. If interested in a blue or fawn you might join the yahoo group bluedobes to find out more, there are a lot of knowledgable people (including myself)on there that know a lot about the breed and particularly the dilutes. They are not inbred, they have always been with the breed, blues were adopted into the standard at the same time as reds and fawns were added a few years later. Sorry I know this is redundant from your last question but I saw that there were other people who didn't have a clue. My explanation on the last page adds to this one
Jordan
tan or a lite brown
I like the reds myself
(mahogany)
Fawn is the color dilute of red (brown)
It is a fawn colored Doberman. They are not quite as common as the black and tan or red Dobies, but are just a different color. There are also the blue colored Dobies too.
Meaning that the doberman is fawn in coloring.
Fawn (Isabella) is allowed according to the AKC.
Have not heard of blue or red paws...
it's just a colour used to describe a shading of a particular coat
well there is no such thing as a 'fawn' doberman, they are either black and tan or a red dobbie. blue paws? run fast and hard.they are interbred. there are 'blue' danes, but most puppies will be put down. red paws could mean a red dobbie (beautiful animals) but please be careful.. dobbies are a one person dog and you really do not want a inter-bred one, they come with alot of problems and will not be able to be trusted. Please, be careful.
Fawn (Isabella) is a valid color for a Doberman Pinscher but is the least common color. Fawn occurs when both the color and dilution genes have two recessive alleles (bb and dd). Thus, the fawn color is a diluted red.
Fawn Doberman Pinschers often suffer from a condition called Color Dilution Alopecia, which can result in severe hair loss. Simply put, very few Doberman breeders breed the Fawn (or Blue) color deliberately (even though they are acceptable in the showring), as the dilution in pigmentation also seems linked to very poor coats.
It should also be noted their skin and eyes are more sensitive to the sun than the other colors.
You got some good links already. Fawn is one of the four acceptable colors of the base coat of the Doberman Pinscher in the USA and some other countries. Dilution is a recessive gene that affects coloration. Black, red, blue and fawn are the acceptable colors and the dilutes should be as darkly pigmented as possible. Coloration of the eyes and markings should also be as for the blacks and reds, dark brown eyes and rust markings. The dilutes with correct coloration of eyes are not photophobic any more than blacks or reds. There is a problem that has been mentioned, CDA, that the dilutes tend towards and responsible breeders if they do have dilution in their lines, work at eliminating this genetic problem. The colors can be used as a sales gimmick by people producing generally poor quality pups that they couldn't sell on merit along and most responsible breeders don't work purposefully to produce dilute but are aware if they have dilute in their lines as a happenstance and work with it accordingly. Of course the only thing affecting price should be overall quality structurally, health-wise and temperament-wise so when you see someone offering dilute puppies at a higher price, know that is a huge red flag signifying a poor breeder.
I don't understand what you mean by 'blue or red paws' - the paws of a puppy should be the rust coloration and the pads on the paws will be dependent upon the color of the dog itself but that is the least problematic thing one would look for with regards to purchasing a puppy. Look for a breeder that knows what they are doing - isn't using an inhouse stud (the best stud for a ***** is rarely the one in your own backyard and good breeders seek out the best possible stud for their *****) - is not breeding frequently - has health, temperament and structural evaluations of their ***** prior to breeding that can be shown to you - don't take people's word for it that they are 'healthy because they look that way and I know they are' - or that they 'have a good temperament' based on nothing but that they let their kids play with the dogs and the dogs haven't eaten them, yet. There are, like in any breed, a lot of irresponsible puppy makers out there - take your time and find a good breeder as you will be getting a living creature that will be part of your life for the next decade or so.
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