Rat Terrier Colors & Patterns

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Rat Terriers come in a variety of colors and patterns. The ole timey Black/tan Tri and Black/Tan Piebald have gotten an updated look so that they come in Red, Chocolate, Lemon, Blue, Pearl, Apricot and more colors. So if Black/tan Tri or Black/Tan Piebald isn't the color dog that your looking for then hold on to your seat because a rat terrier is sure to come in a color and pattern that you like.




Pattern: Description:
Solid Solid body color with no tan points or markings
Bi-color Base color with white markings but no tan points
Piebald White Base coat with colored spots. Piebald is used in place of "WHITE"
Tri-color SOLID Base color with minimum white markings and tan points
Calico head Head is a solid color of fawn/tan/red/brown
Tuxedo Body is solid color with a white chest, white feet, white stomach, partial to full collar
Merle Base color with lighter areas of same color
Sable Base coat with black tips - Can not be in Brown, Blue or Fawn
 
POINTS:
For the sake of space TAN in the point section can be substituted for:  RED or CREME

 

Black/White or Black Bi

 

Base Coat:

Patches/Spots:

Points:

Markings:

Nose:

Eye Rims:

Nails:

Predominately Black

None

None

Minimum white on feet, chest and/or stomach
No interrupted black areas on back/torso

Black

Black or White

Black or White

 

 

Black/Tan Bi


is a black bodied dog with white markings and tan points
 
Nose Pad: Black
 Eye Rims & Nails:  Black or White
 

 

Black/Tan Piebald


has a white base coat with black spots/patches and Tan points.

Nose Pad: Black
 Eye Rims & Nails:  Black or White

 

 

Black/Tan Tri


is SOLID black bodied with minimum white markings on legs, chest and/or stomach region and Tan points.
 

Black/Tans have black noses, eye rims and nails

 

 

Black/Tan TUXEDO


is black bodied with white on chest, feet, stomach and collar area with tan points.
 

Black/Tan Tux have black noses, eye rims and nails

 

 

Black/Tan Merle


has a black base coat with grey/silver lighter patches mingled in and tan points.
 

Black/Tan Merles have black noses, eye rims and nails

 

 
BROWN
(*aka: Chocolate and Liver)

Brown with NO markings and no points and no other colors.
 
Brown MUST have brown (*chocolate/liver) noses, eye rims and nails.
 
BROWN/WHITE or Brown Bi
(*aka: Chocolate and Liver)

 

is predominately brown with minimum white markings on legs, chest and/or stomach region and NO points.
Brown/Whites MUST have brown noses, eye rims and nails.
 

 
BROWN/TAN PIEBALD
(*aka: Chocolate/Tan Piebald or Liver/Tan Piebald)

has a white base coat with brown spots/patches and Tan points.
 
Brown/Tan Piebald MUST have brown (*chocolate/liver) noses, eye rims and nails.
 
BROWN/TAN TRI
(*aka: Chocolate/Tan Tri or Liver/Tan Tri)


Brown bodied with minimum white markings on legs, chest and/or stomach region and Tan points.
 

Brown/Tan Tri MUST have brown (*chocolate/liver) noses, eye rims and nails.

 

 

BROWN/TAN TUXEDO


Brown bodied with white on chest, feet, stomach and collar area with tan points.
 

Brown/Tan Tuxedo MUST have brown (*chocolate/liver) noses, eye rims and nails.

 

 

BROWN TUXEDO


Brown bodied with white on chest, feet, stomach and collar area with NO points.
 

Brown Tuxedo MUST have brown (*chocolate/liver) noses, eye rims and nails.

 

 

BROWN/TAN MERLE


Brown base coat with lighter chocolate/fawn patches mingled in and Tan points.
 

Brown MUST have brown (*chocolate/liver) noses, eye rims and nails.

 

 

BLUE/TAN BI or BLUE/TAN


Solid body Smokey grey/blue with no white markings and has Tan points.
Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses, eye rims and nails.

Usually registered as a simple BLUE/TAN

 

 

BLUE/TAN PIEBALD


has a white base coat with smokey blue/grey spots/patches and Tan points.
 

Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses, eye rims and nails.
 

 

BLUE/TAN TRI


Solid body smokey grey/blue with minimum white markings on legs, chest and/or stomach region and Tan points.


Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses, eye rims and nails.
 

 

BLUE TUXEDO


Solid body smokey grey/blue with white on chest, feet, stomach and collar area with NO points
 

Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses, eye rims and nails.
 

 

BLUE/TAN TUXEDO


Solid body smokey grey/blue with white on chest, feet, stomach and collar area with tan points.


Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses, eye rims and nails.
 

 

BLUE MERLE


Solid body smokey grey/blue with lighter blue spots/patches mingled in with NO tan points
and with NO white markings on body


Blues have self colored Grey/blue noses, eye rims and nails.
 

 

RED


can be a multitude of shades.
It can be a SOLID BODY crimson red to a light tinted red color with NO white.
They can have tan and/or creme markings.

Reds can have black or brown noses, eye rims and nails.

 

 

RED BI


can be a multitude of shades.
It can be a crimson red to a light tinted red color with minimum white markings on legs, chest and/or stomach region and NO points.


Red Bi can have black or brown noses, eye rims and nails.

 

 

RED PIEBALD


can be a multitude of shades from crimson red to a light tinted red. 

has a white base coat with Red spots/patches and NO points.

Red Piebald can have black or brown noses, eye rims and nails

 

 

RED TRI
 

Red bodied with minimum white markings on legs, chest and/or stomach region and Tan/Creme points.

Red Tri can have black or brown noses, eye rims and nails

 

 

RED TUXEDO


can be a multitude of shades. It can be a crimson red to a light cream color with white on chest, feet, stomach and collar area with no tan points.
They have no tan markings.


Red Tuxedo can have black or brown noses, eye rims and nails

 

RED MERLE
can be a multitude of shades. It can be a crimson red to a light cream color with lighter red/cream spots.
They have no tan markings.
Reds nose pads and nails SHOULD be black but can be liver.
RED HEADED CALICO
A very distinctive look where the head of the dog is a different color than the body. The head is a red/tan/fawn color where the body would be black or blue spotted with a white base coat.

 

APRICOT


Solid body tinted orange with no tan points and no white markings on body.


Nose pads and nails MUST be black.

 

APRICOT BI


Solid body tinted orange with minimum white markings on legs, chest and/or stomach region and NO points.
Nose pads and nails MUST be black.

 

 

APRICOT PIEBALD


Apricot Piebald has a White base coat with Apricot spots and No Points.


Nose pads and nails MUST be black.

 

 

APRICOT TUXEDO


is an orange color with white on chest, feet, stomach and collar area with NO points
Nose pads and nails MUST be black.

 

 

APRICOT MERLE


is a orange color with lighter cream/lemon colored spots
with or without white patches intermingled

Nose pads and nails MUST be black.

 

LEMON


A lemon color with no white on body.
These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week.


Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

LEMON BI


A lemon color with minimum white patches.
These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week.


Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

LEMON PIEBALD


Lemon has a White base coat with  lemon spots and No Points.
These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week.

 
Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

LEMON TUXEDO


A lemon color with white on chest.
These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week.


Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

LEMON MERLE


A base lemon color with white/cream spots.
These pups are usually born white and start showing their lemon between the 2nd and 4th week.


Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

FAWN
(*aka: PEARL)


is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in and no white.

Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

FAWN BI
(*aka: Pearl Bi)

 

Fawn Bi is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in and minimum white patches.
NO tan markings

Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

FAWN PIEBALD
(*aka: Pearl Piebald)


Fawn has a White base coat with with silvery taupe colored spots and No Points.

Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

FAWN/TAN PIEBALD
(*aka: Pearl/Tan Piebald)


White base coat with silvery taupe colored spots with tan mingled
Has TAN markings

Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

PEARL TRI or PEARL/TAN TRI


is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in and minimum white patches.

Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 

FAWN TUXEDO
(*aka: Pearl Tuxedo)


is a solid body silvery taupe color with tan mingled in with white on chest.

Nose pads, eye rims and nails MUST be Brown.

 






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Base Coat:

Patches/Spots:

Points:

Markings:

Nose:

Eye Rims:

Nails:

Black

None

Tan/Red/Creme

Minimum black or white on feet, chest and/or stomach

Black

Black or White

Black or White