Favorite coat colour ?

as in dogs

Mine is obviously white always has been!

Damn you beat my response ( Grey as in Duffle )

Tough one for me so I will put it to the public vote ( sitting out of this one )

must have known you'd make a sarcastic reply Dave

Hmm... Favourite colour... I don't know if I could pick a favourite, but I really love the red you get on some Border Collies - solid red, not merle.

I've always liked sable - as in GSDs.

Any colour as long as it is not blue, I think I may be the only person who hates this colour!

I'm not a huge fan of it in bull breeds, although of course I don't think that blue bull breeds are necessarily ugly, as there's more to them than just the colour. Dogs such as Kerry Blue Terriers - I like them.

Rubyroo11 wrote:Any colour as long as it is not blue, I think I may be the only person who hates this colour!

I don't hate it, but it isn't a favourite of mine - I prefer the non diluted colours!

I have no preference for colour - except that I can't warm to a pied colour in a dog.

Generally speaking, I'd always go for the health of the dog first & then the 'breeding' (if I'm buying a pup), then the temperament. Colour comes quite a way down the line!

I just love the brindles.

Definitely, health comes first. As long as the animal is healthy and happy, I don't really mind what colour it is. Obviously, there are colours I admire and would think, "Oh wow, that's nice!" It wouldn't be the deciding factor in getting a dog though.

Brindling is probably one of my favourite markings in a dog, quite possibly because it's one of the least problematic ones in terms of health. So many variations of it as well!

I dont really have a favourite. Brindle used to be one that I wasn't too keen on until I got Bella and my sister got her light brindle x-breed. Then I started noticing all the variations and how different one dog can look in different light conditions.

Yeah, it's one of those patterns that catches the light really well!

Caryll wrote:Generally speaking, I'd always go for the health of the dog first & then the 'breeding' (if I'm buying a pup), then the temperament. Colour comes quite a way down the line!

If I wasn't going to a specific breeder and window shopping so to speak , it would be shape and colour first ( and probably a pied to catch my eye) but then the health and breeding would have to be spot on before going any further

Interesting little read on problems associated with coat colour

http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/problems.html

That website's on my favourites. Really useful!

Nice, easily understood piece.