Black is the “default” eumelanin colour for dogs. A dog which isn’t homozygous for liver (bb) or for dilution (dd) will have black eumelanin.
This means that it will have a black nose and, usually,brown eyes (eumelanin affects eye colour too), and any eumelanin in its coat will be black. Eumelanin, in case you missed out the introduction pages, is one of two types of pigment that occur in dogs. Our First Pitch Black Yorkshire Terrier named Colbey was from a traditional mother and a biro father.
Top Coat:The entire coat will be pitch black.
Eyes:The eyes are dark in colour.
Nose:The nose is black in colour.
This means that it will have a black nose and, usually,brown eyes (eumelanin affects eye colour too), and any eumelanin in its coat will be black. Eumelanin, in case you missed out the introduction pages, is one of two types of pigment that occur in dogs. Our First Pitch Black Yorkshire Terrier named Colbey was from a traditional mother and a biro father.
Top Coat:The entire coat will be pitch black.
Eyes:The eyes are dark in colour.
Nose:The nose is black in colour.