These are the colors and markings allowed by the AKC French Bulldog Breed Standard to promote good health. Colors not allowed by the AKC are because dogs bred in those colors carry genetic defects and traits harmful to our breed. BLUE is rare because it is not not allowed because dogs of that color have health concerns called out below.
The Black Masks are the foundation of this breed.
They have solid black across the muzzle and sometimes
across the eyes as well hence the term "black mask".
Above is a Black Mask Red Fawn.
Below is a Black Mask Fawn with black across the eyes.
Another variation using the Black Mask is Black Mask Pied and Black Mask Brindle.
Brindle with White
Brindle with White color
refers to a dog that is
black with a pattern of
red, brown or fawn hairs
throughout the black.
Breed standard requires
only a trace of brindle
therefore just a few
hairs will qualify a dog
that appears primarily
black to be called
brindle. The dog
left is an example of a
mostly black with little
brindle.
Here is a fawn tiger brindle (Left) next to a puppy without much brindle.
Above is a tiger brindle which has many colors
tiger stripped through the black. Both are called
Brindle with White on the pedigree.
White and Fawn (pie-bald)
White and Brindle or White and Fawn as the Breed standard designates are also called "pie-bald" or "pieds" which refers to a dog that is mostly white with markings and spots of another color.
There are also Red Fawn Pieds (above right) and "Honey/
Lemon" and Fawn Pieds. Recently I found a breeder call Brindle, "Chocolate", instead of the correct designation of Brindle in order to make their pups sound like an exotic color worthy of more money.
Pieds can have a double hood.....
or a single hood.
Left is a good example of a cream.
Fawns will have a little more gold or beige coloring like the Black Mask fawn's body color shown at the top of the page.
Any colors you do not see above are NOT Rare and therefore worth more money. They are not allowed for a GOOD REASON.
Below are the colors NOT allowed and the reason why:
ALL White - carries the deaf gene.
White and Black with NO trace of brindle- carries the deaf gene.
Black and White with NO trace of brindle- carries the deaf gene.
Liver- Early blindness and juvenile cataract genes.
Black and Tan- TOO Dominate a color combination. If allowed to be bred it will overtake all colors and eliminate every other color from the breed.
ALL Black with no trace of brindle-TOO dominate a Color.
BLUE is Mouse and is not allowed-deaf gene and early blindness. Also this color carries dermatological diseases. Blue is NOT Fawn and is rare because breeders should NOT try to breed it. Just because your BLUE puppy with yellow eyes can see now doesn't mean it won't loose its sight later.
These pages on the French Bulldog Club of America website all address why BLUE and other colors are not allowed in our breed:
http://frenchbulldogclub.org/ht/d/sp/i/310/pid/310
http://www.frenchbulldogclub.org/ht/d/sp/i/240/pid/240
FBDCA Breed Standard-COLOR- click here to download pdf doc.
Red
Red Fawn
