TexasDelites Rat Terriers

COLORS:

Black
Chocolate
Blue
Red
Apricot
Lemon
Pearl

PATTERNS:

Solid
Bi
Piebald
Tri
Tuxedo
Calico
Merle

Pattern:	Description:
Solid:	Solid body color with no tan markings
Bi-color:	Base color with white but no tan markings
Piebald:	White Base coat with colored spots. Piebald is used in place of "WHITE"
Tri-color:	SOLID Base color with minimium white markings and tan points
Calico head:	Head is a solid color of fawn/tan/red/brown
Tuxedo:	Body is solid color with a white chest
Merle:	Base color with lighter areas of same color

BLACK/WHITE or BLACK BI is either predominately white with black or predominately black with white with NO other markings. Black/whites have black noses and nails.
BLACK/TAN BI is a black bodied dog with tan markings. We might want to note that they are not breed standard and it is a disqualifing color. Black/tan have black noses and nails.
BLACK/TAN PIEBALD has a white base coat with black spots and TAN markings.
BLACK/TAN TRI is SOLID black with TAN markings but must have a small amount of white on chest and toes to be breed standard. Black/tans have black noses and nails.
BLACK/TAN TUXEDO is black bodied with white on chest with tan markings. Black/Tan Tux has black noses and nails.
BLACK/TAN MERLE has a black base coat with grey/silver lighter spots. Black/Tan Merles have black noses and nails.
CHOCOLATE Chocolate with NO tan markings and no other colors.
CHOCOLATE/TAN PIEBALD is Chocolate with white spots and Tan markings. Chocolates MUST have chocolate/liver noses and nails.
CHOCOLATE/TAN TRI Chocolate bodied with minimium white patches and Tan markings. Chocolates MUST have chocolate/liver noses and nails.
CHOCOLATE/TAN TUXEDO Chocolate bodied with tan markings with white on chest. Chocolates MUST have chocolate/liver noses and nails.
CHOCOLATE TUXEDO Chocolate without tan markings with white on chest. Chocolates MUST have chocolate/liver noses and nails.
CHOCOLATE/TAN MERLE Chocolate base coat with lighter chocolate/fawn spots. Chocolates MUST have chocolate/liver noses and nails.
BLUE/TAN BI or BLUE/TAN Solid body Smokey grey/blue with no white and Tan Markings. Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses and nails. Usually registered as a simple BLUE/TAN
BLUE/TAN PIEBALD White base coat with Smokey grey/blue spots and Tan Markings. Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses and nails.
BLUE/TAN TRI Solid body smokey grey/blue with minimium white and Tan Markings. Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses and nails.
BLUE TUXEDO Solid body smokey grey/blue with NO tan markings and white on chest. Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses and nails.
BLUE/TAN TUXEDO Solid body smokey grey/blue with tan markings and white on chest. Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses and nails.
BLUE MERLE Solid body smokey grey/blue with lighter blue spots with or without tan markings with or without white on body Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses and nails.
RED can be a multitude of shades. It can be a SOLID BODY crimson red to a light cream color with NO white. They have no tan markings. Reds nose pads and nails SHOULD be black but can be liver.
RED BI can be a multitude of shades. It can be a crimson red to a light cream color with minimium white patches. They have no tan markings. Reds nose pads and nails SHOULD be black but can be liver.
RED PIEBALD can be a multitude of shades. It can be a crimson red to a light cream color with white base coat. They have no tan markings. Reds nose pads and nails SHOULD be black but can be liver.
RED TRI Does not exist. Reds have no tan markings.
RED TUXEDO can be a multitude of shades. It can be a crimson red to a light cream color with white on chest. They have no tan markings. Reds nose pads and nails SHOULD be black but can be liver.
RED MERLE can be a multitude of shades. It can be a crimson red to a light cream color with lighter red/cream spots. They have no tan markings. Reds nose pads and nails SHOULD be black but can be liver.
RED HEADED CALICO A very distinctive look where the head of the dog is a different color than the body. The head is a red/tan/fawn color where the body would be black or blue spotted with a white base coat.
APRICOT Solid body tinted red lemon with no tan markings and no white on body. Nose pads and nails should be black.
APRICOT BI Solid body tinted red lemon with no tan marking and minimium white on body. Nose pads and nails should be black.
APRICOT PIEBALD is a red tinted lemon color with a white base coat. Nose pads and nails should be black.
APRICOT TUXEDO is a red tinted lemon color with white on chest. Nose pads and nails should be black.
APRICOT MERLE is a red tinted lemon color with lighter cream/lemon colored spots with or without white patches intermingled Nose pads and nails should be black.
LEMON A lemon color with no white on body. These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week. Nose pads and nail are a liver color.
LEMON BI A lemon color with minimium white patches. These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week. Nose pads and nail are a liver color.
LEMON PIEBALD A white base coat with lemon spots. These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week. Nose pads and nail are a liver color.
LEMON TUXEDO A lemon color with white on chest. These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week. Nose pads and nail are a liver color.
LEMON MERLE A base lemon color with white/cream spots. These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week. Nose pads and nail are a liver color.
PEARL is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in and no white. Nose and nails are MAUVE/ROSE
PEARL BI is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in and minimium white patches. NO tan markings Nose and nails are MAUVE/ROSE
PEARL PIEBALD is a base coat of white with spots of silvery taupe color with tan mingled in. MUST have TAN markings Nose and nails are MAUVE/ROSE
PEARL/TAN PIEBALD White base coat with silvery taupe colored spots with tan mingled Has TAN markings Nose and nails are MAUVE/ROSE
PEARL TRI or PEARL/TAN TRI is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in and minimium white patches. Nose and nails are MAUVE/ROSE
PEARL TUXEDO is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in with white on chest. Nose and nails are MAUVE/ROSE