Genetics

ALLELE	COLOUR	SERIES	DESCRIPTION	DOMINANCE
Em-	Mask	Eulamine	The dog possesses a melanistic mask over the muzzle.	Dominant
E-	No Mask	Eulamine	The dog possesses black pigmentation, but does not have a mask. RARE.	Dominant
ee	Red	Eulamine	The dog has no black pigmentation, and is clear red in color. RARE.	Recesive
Ay-	Fawn	Agouti	The dog is either solid gold or shaded sable, like a collie. RARE.	Dominant
aw-	Sable	Agouti	The dog is patterned like a wolf, with darker shades along the back and sides.	Dominant, recessive to Ay
as-	Saddle	Agouti	The dog is red with a black saddle across the back.	Dominant, recessive to Ay/aw
at-	Bi-color	Agouti	The dog is black with red points on paws. Sometimes red is also present on the face and chest.	Dominant only to a.
aa	Solid	Agouti	The dog is solid black.	Recessive
B-	Black	Black	The dog is black.	Dominant
bb	Liver	Black	The dog is liver or chocolate.	Recessive
D-	Dense	Dilution	The dog remains black/liver.	Dominant
dd	Dilute	Dilution	The dog's main color is diluted to blue/isabella.	Recessive
II	Red	Intensity	The dog is red.	Incomplete Dominance
Ii	Tan/Gold	Intensity	The dog is tan to gold.	Incomplete Dominance
ii	Cream/Silver	Intensity	The dog is cream to silver, sometimes white.	Incomplete Dominance
SS/si	Solid	Panda	The dog does not have white markings.	Dominant
Ssp	Piebald	Panda	The dog has white marks on the lower body, face, chest, and tail.	n/a
sisi	Irish	Panda	The dog has some white on the chest, face, legs, and tail tip.	n/a
sisp	Flashy	Panda	The dog has extended irish markings.	n/a
spsp	Extreme White	Panda	The dog is almost entirely white, with color on the head and maybe base of the tail.	n/a
TT	Extreme Ticking	Ticking	The dog has close ticking in white areas.	Incomplete Dominance
Tt	Mild Ticking	Ticking	The dog has sparse ticking in white areas.	Incomplete Dominance
tt	No Ticking	Ticking	The dog does not have ticking or spots in white areas.	Incomplete Dominance