| Bassets colors |
| Bassets colors |
| Bassets colors |
| Bassets come is a variety of colors. Here are some examples and explanations of the differences. |
| Lemon bassets are colored similar to caramel candy. To be considered a "true" lemon, the puppy must be white or nearly white at birth and mature to have a liver colored nose. The nose may be dark liver but occasionally pigmented black. |
| Red bassets are colored darker than lemons, normally but will always have a black pigmented nose. Sometimes a light red will be mistaken as lemon but can be distinguished by the black nose not pigmented liver. |
| Mahogany bassets may or may not be colored darker than reds but will have black hairs mixed in coat and always have a black pigmented nose. The distinguishing factor between reds and mahogonys are the black hairs that are "mingled" or "roaned" in the red hair usually giving a darker mahogany color. |
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| Tri is short for tricolor meaning three colors. Tri bassets are a combination of black, brown, and white. They may or may not have a black head. They may have more brown than black or could be more black than brown. White is always varying from a little to near white. The nose will always have a black pigmented nose. |
| Other colors: |
| Black and tan bassets are just that, black with tan points on feet, legs and face. They will always have a black pigmented nose. May or may not have white spot on chest. If there is much white, should be considered tri. |
| Blue bassets are a dilution of the black color genes. Instead of the clear black color, the pup will be faded to a gray hue. This may occur with any pup that otherwise would have been a tri or black and tan. They will always have a black pigmented nose. |
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| The patterns can also be "open" (with white breaking the color pattern over the back or "saddle" where the color is solid over the back, and "hare pied" which we call "ticking" as in blue-ticked hound. |
