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Blue Eyed White
BEW:Pure white
EYES:   Blue
FAULTS: Stained coat, any color of tinge other than pure white.
BEW
Ruby Eyed White
REW:  Pure white throughout.
EYES:  Red.
FAULTS:   Stained coat, any color of tinge other than pure
white
REW
CHESTNUT
AGOUTI:
Body and tail are to be a rich chestnut shade with black
ticking over an intermediate orange band and a dark slate
undercolor.  Ears are to be laced in black.  Eye circles and
underside of the tail are to be white.  Belly is to be white with
slate blue undercolor.  Transitional and mane wool may affect
the ring pattern and is to be taken into consideration when
judging the animal.  Eyes:  Brown
Faults:  Indistinct or faded orange band; too light or dark in
surface color.
Chestnut, Opal, Black,
Blue, All Otters, Lynx
Sable Point
SABLE POINT:  To be a sepia brown on nose, ears, feet, and
tail.
Markings should shade to a creamy body color. Entire
body should be a creamy color with as little shading as
possible.
The under color should be a cream or white.
EYES:  Brown
FAULTS:  Markings too light, blotchy color on body,
any shading on the body.
DQ's: Any markings not colored sepia brown.
Sable Point, Siamese
Sable, Himalayan
TORTOISE -
BLACK:
The surface of the body is to be a rusty orange color on the
loin, blending with a gray-black on the sides, rump, belly, feet,
and tail. The color is to extend well down the hair shaft to an
off-white under-color. Eyes - Brown
Faults:  Stray white hairs; underside of tail light in color.
Tortoiseshell, Black
BLACK:
The surface color is to be rich, jet black over the entire animal
and extending well down the hair shaft. The undercolor is to
be a dark slate-blue. Eyes - brown.
Faults: Fault animal for having faded color, scattered white
hairs, or a light undercolor
Black, Blue, Black or Blue
Silver Martens, Blue or
Black Otters, Chestnuts,
Opals, Chinchillas,
Squirrels, Tortoise, and
Steel
Color
           Breed Description
Best Bred To
ORANGE:  
Surface color is to be a bright golden color, extending well down
the hair shaft and carried evenly over the head, outer ear, front of
foreleg, outside of the hind legs, and top of tail.  Chest color is to
be consistent with the body surface color.  Belly, back of
forelegs, inside of hind legs, top of hind feet, and underside of
lower jaw is to be white with an off-white undercolor.  Lap spots
should be present.  Underside of the tail and vent area, inside of
ear, eye circles, and under nostrils should be white.  Eyes:  
Brown.
Faults:  Fault severely for smut or ticking on body or lacing on
ears, lack of lap spots, color faded or washed out in appearance.
Orange, Fawn
RED:
Color is to be a brilliant red, carried as uniformly over the body
as possible.  Color to be carried well down the hair shaft to the
skin.  The wool will soften or diffuse color in the mane area of
the coat and transitional wool in Juniors so that it may appear
lighter than the body color and must be taken into consideration
when judging.  Belly color may vary from body color (preferred) to
a dark cream.  Underside of tail and eye circles may also be a
lighter shade of red to cream.  Eyes:  Dark Brown.
Faults:  Lack of intensity and brilliance.  Color dark and muddy
or too light.  Extremely light belly color.  Light toenails.  Smut on
body.  Ear lacing.
Disqualification from Competition:  Heavy smut or ear lacing.  
White belly color or white underside of tail.  White toenails.
Best bred to Red
BLUE:  
surface color is to be dark blue over the entire animals,
extending well down the hair shaft with a lighter blue undercolor.
 Eyes:  Blue-Gray
Faults:  Fault animals for having faded color, scattered white
hairs, or a light undercolor
Black, Blue, Black or Blue
Silver Martens, Blue or
Black Otter, Chestnuts,
Opals, Chinchillas,
Squirrels and Steel
CHOCOLATE
The surface color is to be a rich dark chocolate brown over the
entire animal and extending well down the hair shaft. The
undercolor is to be a dove-gray. Toenails to be a uniform dark
brown.  Eyes - Brown. Ruby cast permissible, but not desirable.
Faults:  Faded, rusty or "yellowed" color, scattered white hairs,
light undercolor.
Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate
or Lilac Silver Martens,
Chocolate or Lilac Otter,
and Lynx
POINTED WHITE
Body color is to be pure white.  Markings may be Black, Blue,
chocolate, or Lilac, and must be present on the nose, ears, feet
& tail.  Allowances should be made for developing color on
juniors. Toenails must show color.  Eyes:  Pink.
Faults:  Markings extremely faded, frosted appearance to the
marking color.
Disqualification from Competition:  Any Tan Pattern marking
appearing in the marking pattern.
Siamese Sable, Smoke
Pearl, Himalayan, Sable
Point
     
 Compatible Colors