Tortoise Shell - The color must be a bright, rich, clean, orange saddle, blending to a blue-black shading on the rump, flanks, haunches, and belly. The nose, ears, feet, and tail should be bluish-black. The top color is to extend well down the hair shaft to a bluish-white undercolor. Eyes are to be brown.

     Faults: Smutty tinge, obscuring the rich orange saddle color; color in shading and points too light; white hairs in tail.
     Disqualifications: White belly or underside of tail.