Merle Purple Lilac French Bulldog Colours
What gives these dogs tan point markings is the allele combination at the a locus.
Merle purple lilac french bulldog colours. As mentioned before the at gene is dominant over the. Lilac fawn merle french bulldog. Merle and rare colored french bulldogs. Solid blue no brindle dna aa dd.
Lilac french bulldogs also present one of the favorite coat colors in people. The french bulldog breed was first time recognized by the akc in 1898 and 1911 was the year when the color requirements were established. Try mixing blue brown paint you will get some shade of purple or lilac. Lilac puppy on top of blue puppy.
The merle gene itself does not cause any health issues. Some of the dogs pictured below are owned by other people and are shown here only to represent a specific color. Lilac is is a combo gene full blue and full chocolate combined. Solid chocolate dna is aa bb.
Merle dogs will usually have bright blue eyes or odd looking eyes heterochromia iridum. What french bulldog colors are approved by the akc. The bb dilutes black to brown and the dd dilutes the black to blue. They are often high price because of the carried recessive gene.
Home our dads our moms available puppies pictures information french bulldog rare colors rare colored french bulldogs are pictured below. Heterochromia iridum is a difference in coloration of the iris. There are many tri color variations. Dogs of other colours such as pure black black and white chocolate grey blue merle and lilac are not permitted under the breed standard and are not considered to be appropriate colours for dogs of the breed by either the kennel club or responsible french bulldog breed clubs.
French bulldog ears could also be seen in 2 shapes rose and bat shaped ears. The bb dilutes black to brown and the dd dilutes the black to blue. Lilac bulldogs start out black then diluted not once but twice by the chocolate gene then the blue gene. This is a combo gene full blue full chocolate combined overview.
Newborn lilac puppies remind of blue frenchies. Tri color french bulldogs these are my personal favorite. To get the beautiful lilac merle color you must inherit two copies of the black gene on the a locus two copies of the dilute gene on the d locus two copies of the chocolate gene on the b locus one copy of the merle gene. The bb dilutes black to brown and the dd dilutes the black to blue.
For the lilac fawn merle color your frenchie must inherit one copy of the fawn gene on the a locus 2. The at gene is the main component in giving the dog its tri color appearance. Lilac merle french bulldog. Black and tan chocolate and tan blue and tan lilac and tan and merle and tans.
Lilac bulldogs start out black then diluted not once but twice by the chocolate gene then the blue gene. Try mixing blue brown paint you will get some shade of purple or lilac. The akc also approved only the bat shaped ears and that rule is still legal. Lilac pooches often have light colored eyes such as yellow light brown and blue and as they mature their coats become lighter and lighter.
Merle french bulldog colors are rare and of course in the higher price range.