The Black Masks are the foundation color 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 (not shown).

     Brindle with White color

      refers to a dog that is

     black with a pattern of

     red, brown or fawn hairs

     found in 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. 

Above is a tiger brindle which has many colors

tiger stripped through the black. Both are called

Brindle with White on the pedigree.

White with Brindle or (pie-bald) color refers to a

dog that is white with brindle spots.

There are also Red Pieds (above right) and Honey/

Lemon and Fawn Pieds.  

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. 

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