Combining the Black and Recessive Red Genes
So putting B and E together, a puppy with the following make up will have the below colour.
BBEE – blackBBEe – black (red/tan carrier)BBee – red/tan with a black noseBbEE – black (liver carrier)BbEe – black (liver and red/tan carrier)Bbee – red/tan with a black nose (liver carrier)bbEE – liverbbEe – liver (red/tan carrier)bbee – red/tan with a brown (liver) nose
Here is one of the more complex examples of ‘B’ and ‘E’ together, and it shows the possibility of the colours of their puppies, and the different resulting genes.
Duplicating genes haven’t been shown in the first example, so this doesn’t show the ‘chance’.
Figure below shows the ‘chance’ of a puppy being a certain colour with duplicating genes shown.
NOTE: Just a note that this blog article doesn’t take into account many the other genes i.e. whether white patching will occur or the intensity of the colouring to create red/tan/yellow. It is put together as a simple description to show customers that puppy may not always be the same colour as mum and/or dad.
Can a puppy be a different colour to its parents?
‘B’ is dominant over ‘b’. So depending on the genetic makeup, if black mum and black dad both have a recessive ‘b’ gene (i.e. they are Bb), the puppies actually have a possibility of being liver (or another colour other than black) as they could get the ‘b’ gene from mum and dad, making then ‘bb’.
Can you tell what color a mother dog’s puppies will be based on the color of her coat?
It is possible to breed a dog for a specific color with genetic testing. DNA testing can accurately identify any hidden genes that will affect the coat color of puppies, such as yellow genes in Labradors and cryptic merle in breeds that carry the merle gene.