Nov 14, 2023 · One variety of the blue Chihuahua is the blue and tan. Instead of an all-blue coat, these dogs sport a predominantly blue coat with a splash of tan coloring on their muzzle, ear tips, and paws. You can compare this variation to black and tan Chihuahuas.

Feb 20, 2025 · A blue chihuahua is rare and can be an apple head chihuahua or a deerhead chihuahua and is produced from mating a black and tan chihuahua, a chocolate, or even a fawn parent, but the parents must carry the recessive blue gene in their line of heritage.

Apr 21, 2023 · According to their breed standard, any color is accepted, whether solid, splashed, or marked. The Chihuahua colors that are considered standard are black, black & tan, fawn, fawn & white, blue & tan, cream, chocolate, chocolate & tan, and red. They also specify an additional 11 accepted markings.

Aug 15, 2021 · #2 Blue & Tan Another rare color combination, the blue and tan Chihuahua needs the same alleles as the black and tan, the other difference being that it also requires the dilution gene that fades the black pigmentation to blue.

Jun 22, 2024 · Unlike lavender, the blue color is accepted by the American Kennel Club. They recognize several blue color combinations which are shown below: Blue & Tan; Blue; Blue & White; Blue Brindled Fawn; Blue Fawn; Chocolate Blue; Like lavender Chis, blue Chihuahuas can struggle with color dilution alopecia (CDA) which causes ongoing skin issues ...

The blue-tan chihuahuas are produced by the same alleles as the black and tan. The only difference is the requirement of a dilution gene as it fades the Eumelanin’s (black pigmentation) to blue. The dilution can bring the bluish hue close to gray, or it could go for a clearer bluish color.

Jun 25, 2023 · Pure white, blue merle, blue, and black are some of the rarest Chihuahua coat colors. On the other hand, red, fawn, and cream are some of the most common. In this article, we’ll go through 31 Chihuahua coat colors from rarest to most common.

Mar 15, 2022 · Blue & tan Chihuahuas adorn this beautiful coat thanks to the dilution gene that turns black to blue and interacts with the tan allele (at) in the Agouti locus. The blue part of the coat may be dark or lighter in shade depending on the extent of the dilution.

Mar 4, 2023 · Blue and Tan with White – Another example of the Tri-colored pattern. The dog’s coat is Blue all over except for the eyes, back, and legs, which are tan while the face and the underside of the tail are White.

Blue & Tan: Blue, as described above, with tan points, usually with tan tips on the paws. Some have tan around the ears and/or above the eyes.