Pembroke Welsh Corgi Colors Blue
Brindle and merle in either red or blue are not naturally occurring or accepted colors for pembroke welsh corgis.
Pembroke welsh corgi colors blue. In recent years a fifth color having a diluted black has become popular with some owners. This dog also has either blue or almond colored eyes which makes them known as bluies. Fluffies long hair mismarks too much white and bluies diluted coat color with a smokey appearance not merles are considered faults and these dogs can not be shown. Also note the changes in the white markings.
There are 5 recognized coat colors in pembroke welsh corgis being red sable fawn black and tan or tris. Tris red headed tris black headed sable. They may or may not have white markings. This page shows you the progression from about 3 weeks of ago all the way to a year so you can see how they gradually change.
Pembroke welsh corgis come in 5 basic colors usually with white trim. Brindle and merle in either red or blue are not naturally occurring or accepted colors for pembroke welsh corgis. The pembroke has a recessive gene that allows a long coated puppy to be born on occassion. Pembroke welsh corgis do not come in merle any so called pembroke that is a merle is actually a mixed breed typically a mix with a cardigan welsh corgi.
These are not purebred and are often produced by breeding a blue merle cardigan welsh corgi to a pembroke. The merle gene can cause health issues with deafness and blindness if it is doubled up on. The only accepted colors for the pembroke welsh corgi are red sable fawn black and tan with or without white markings. The only accepted colors for the pembroke welsh corgi are red sable fawn black and tan with or without white markings.
The most common colors of pembroke welsh corgis are. Red red headed tricolor black headed tricolor sable and fawn. Some have more than others some not so much but the difference between their puppy color and adult color can be drastically different. Tris may be black headed or red headed.