This page will show you some of the different colors Min Pins come in.
Colors the AKC doesn't permit in the conformation ring
(AKC codes)
Blue & Rust (042)
Blue & Tan (044)
Blue Stag Red (521)
(red dog with intermingling blue hairs)
Chocolate Stag Red (522)
(red dog with intermingling choco hairs)
Fawn & Rust (085)
Fawn (Isabella) & Tan (317)
Fawn (Isabella) Stag Red (523)
(red dog with intermingling fawn hairs)
Tan (195)
1. BLACK -
Have points that will be either tan or rust in color.
They will have a black nose
To my knowledge there is only 8 genetic make ups of a black.
atat BB DD EE. atat BB DD Ee, atat Bb DD EE, atat Bb DD Ee,
atat BB Dd EE, atat BB Dd Ee, atat Bb Dd EE, atat Bb Dd Ee
The AKC will let you register
Black & Rust (015) or Black & Tan (018)
Lets get to know our colors: Miniature Pinscher Colors
Min Pins come in 12 colors that can be naturally made.
We will start out with the NON Dilute colors
2. CHOCOLATE -
Have points that will be either tan or rust in color.
They will have a brownish self colored nose.
To my knowledge there is only 4 genetic make ups of a chocolate.
atat bb DD EE, atat bb DD Ee, atat bb Dd EE, atat bb Dd Ee
The AKC will let you register
Chocolate & Rust (233) or Chocolate & Tan (072)
4. Red (aka Clear Red)-
This is one soild color.
This color will have no intermingling colored hairs
They will have a black nose
To my knowledge there is only 12 genetic make ups of a clear red.
atat BB DD ee, atat Bb DD ee, atat BB Dd ee, atat Bb Dd ee,
Ayat BB DD ee, Ayat Bb DD ee, Ayat BB Dd ee, Ayat Bb Dd ee
AyAy BB DD ee, AyAy Bb DD ee, AyAy BB Dd ee, AyAy Bb Dd ee
The AKC will let you register
Red (140)
Thank you Amy from ALPS Min Pins for letting us use your clear red pictures :)
6. SELF COLORED RED
(aka Clear Red with self colored chocolate nose)-
This is one soild color.
They will have a chocolate (self colored) nose
To my knowledge there is only 6 genetic make ups of a self colored red.
atat bb DD ee, atat bb Dd ee,
Ayat bb DD ee, Ayat bb Dd ee
AyAy bb DD ee, AyAy bb Dd ee
The AKC will let you register
Red (140) adding Markings (443)
3. STAG RED OR RED STAG -
This is a soild color with intermingling black hairs in its red coat.
Even if the black hairs fade as the pup gets older. It is best to still mark as a stag red.
They will have a black nose
To my knowledge there is only 16 genetic make ups of a stag red.
Ayat BB DD EE, Ayat BB DD Ee, Ayat Bb DD EE, Ayat Bb DD Ee,
Ayat BB Dd EE, Ayat BB Dd Ee, Ayat Bb Dd EE, Ayat Bb Dd Ee,
AyAy BB DD EE, AyAy BB DD Ee, AyAy Bb DD EE, AyAy Bb DD Ee,
AyAy BB Dd EE, AyAy BB Dd Ee, AyAy Bb Dd EE, AyAy Bb Dd Ee
The AKC will let you register
Stag Red (193)
5. CHOCOLATE STAG RED -
This is a soild color with intermingling chocolate hairs in its red coat.
They will have a chocolate nose
To my knowledge there is only 8 genetic make ups of a chocolate stag red.
Ayat bb DD EE, Ayat bb DD Ee, Ayat bb Dd EE, Ayat bb Dd Ee,
AyAy bb DD EE, AyAy bb DD Ee, AyAy bb Dd EE, AyAy bb Dd Ee,
The AKC will let you register
Chocolate Stag Red (522)
Below are the Dilute colors,
It is not recomended to breed dilute to dilute
As you can see chocolates can come in different shades
Milk (aka Light) & Dark
8. FAWN (Isabella) -
Fawn is a dilute of chocolate.
Have points will be either rust or tan in color.
They will have a light tan colored nose.
To my knowledge there is only 2 genetic make ups of a fawn.
atat bb dd EE
atat bb dd Ee
The AKC will let you register
Fawn & Rust (085) or Fawn (Isabella) & Tan (317)
9. BLUE STAG RED -
This is a soild color with intermingling blue hairs in its red coat.
They will have a blue (grayish) nose
To my knowledge there is only 8 genetic make ups of a blue stag red.
Ayat BB dd EE, Ayat BB dd Ee, Ayat Bb dd EE, Ayat Bb dd Ee,
AyAy BB dd EE, AyAy BB dd Ee, AyAy Bb dd EE, AyAy Bb dd Ee,
The AKC will let you register
Blue Stag Red (521)
10. FAWN STAG RED -
This is a soild color with intermingling fawn hairs in its red coat.
They will have a light tan nose
To my knowledge there is only 4 genetic make ups of a fawn stag red.
Ayat bb dd EE, Ayat bb dd Ee,
AyAy bb dd EE, AyAy bb dd Ee
The AKC will let you register
Fawn Stag Red (523)
11. TAN (blue nosed)
12. TAN (fawn nosed)
Tan is a dilute of clear red. Tan's must have a blue or fawn nose. If it is black or brown it is not a tan.
If my thinking is correct a tan should have 9 genetic make ups. They are listed below. This is just what I believe!
(fawn nosed)
atat bb dd ee, Ayat bb dd ee, AyAy bb dd ee
(blue nosed)
atat BB dd ee, atat Bb dd ee, Ayat BB dd ee, Ayat Bb dd ee, AyAy BB dd ee AyAy Bb dd ee
The AKC will let you register
Tan (195)
Pictures below where provided by Kristin @ K-Lynn's Min Pins (Thank you Kristin)
7. BLUE -
Blue is a dilute of black.
Have points will be either rust or tan in color.
They will have a light grayish colored nose. If it is black then it is not a blue.
To my knowledge there is only 4 genetic make ups of a blue.
atat BB dd EE, atat BB dd Ee, atat Bb dd EE, atat Bb dd Ee
The AKC will let you register
Blue & Rust (042) or Blue & Tan (044)
Below is Kathy & Bo (thors dad)
Bo is not owned by us
fawn nose
blue nose
blue nose
blue nose
Below are some pictures of different litters containing some of the colors from all the above
The above puppies are 1 blue stag red,
1 blue/tan, 1 fawn/tan & 3 black/rust
The picture above was a litter a freind of mine produced. Thank you Ronda for letting me use your picture
2 chocolate stag & 1 black/rust
The above puppies are 3 stag reds & 1 black/rust
3 chocolate/rust & 1 chocolate stag
1 chocolate/rust & 3 chocolate stag
1 chocolate stag, 2 chocolate/rust & 1 blue stag
2 stag reds, 1 black/rust &1 chocolate/rust
Thing to remember about genetics & breeding :
*Two rust (or tan) pointed of any color (atat) breed together, Can not produce a Stag red (Ay?)
*Two choco/rust(tan)(bb) breed together, Can not produce a black/rust(tan)(B?) or
blue/rust(tan)(B?)
*Also a choco/rust(tan)(bb) & a fawn/rust(tan)(bb) breed together, Can not produce a
black/rust(tan)(B?) or a blue/rust(tan)(B?)
*Two blue/rust(tan)(dd) dogs breed together, Can not produce a black/rust(tan)(D?) or a 
choco/rust(tan)(D?).
*Two fawn/rust(tan)(bb dd) breed together, Can not produce black/rust(tan)(B? D?),
choco/rust(tan)(bb D?), or blue/rust(tan)(B? dd)
*Two clear red (ee) breed together, Can not produce any thing but clear red (ee)
More things:
*To get a choco/rust(tan) both parents must carry chocolate
*To get a blue/rust(tan) both parents must carry blue
*To get a fawn/rust(tan) both parents must carry chocolate & blue
*To get a clear red (ee) both parnets must carry clear red
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE COLORS ON YOUR PEDIGREES ARE RIGHT BEFORE YOU START TO PANIC :)
Here is some site about genetics to take a look at:
This is a site where you can have your dogs genetics tested to tell you what the hidden genes are
Things to remember about genetics & breeding:
The NOSE TEST:
Do you know what color I am by looking at my nose ??
THE NOSE
A. B. C. D. E. F.A.I am a Fawn/Tan
I am a Fawn/TanB.I am a Blue/Tan
I am a Blue/TanC.I am a Chocolate Stag Red
I am a Chocolate Stag RedD.I am a Stag Red
I am a Stag RedE.I am a Chocolate/Rust
I am a Chocolate/Rust F.I am a Black/Tan
I am a Black/TanSo How Did You Do? Did you get them all right?
These are all the natural colors the min pin can come in today..
Yes they did at one time come in brindle, merle aka harlequin & pie bald.
But those colors to the PURE BREED MIN PIN are extinct.
(some breeders are trying to bring back the old colors. I am cool with this, but remember another breed was added in some where to get the color)
Colors the AKC will permit in conformation ring
(AKC codes)
Black & Rust (015)
Black & Tan (018)
Chocolate & Rust (233)
Chocolate & Tan (072)
Red (140)
Stag Red (193)
(red dog with intermingling black hairs)
UKC permits
Blue(05/01/2007), Fawn (05/01/2008) & Blue Stag
(as long as they are registered as a Red Stag)
in conformation ring as well as the above colors
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Blue Stag Red
Stag Red
Blue Stag Red
Chocolate
Stag Red
Chocolate & Rust
Chocolate & Rust
Stag Red
Black & Rust
Because sometimes colors aren't as clear as black and white.
Hit counter added on Jan 31, 2009
This page was made for people to understand the coat colors of a min pin and the color genetics of a min pin
What color is my Min Pin? What colors do min pins come in?
Questions & Answers
These are some basic, questions I have been ask and the answers to them.
More Q & A's to come:
Question: How many different colors does the min pin come in?
Answer: Min pins come in 12 natural colors these days. They did at one time come in the Harlequin pattern & the brindle pattern, but these patterns/colors are extinct to the pure breed min pin
Question: How would you group the different colors of min pins?
Answer: I would group them in 3 groups
The two/tones (black/rust, chocolate/rust, blue/rust & fawn/rust)
The Stags (red stag, chocolate stag red, blue stag red & fawn stag red)
The clears (clear red, self colored red & Tans)
Question: How can I get a blue puppy?
Answer: Both parents must carry for the Dilute (blue) gene. You can come up with a percent depending on what color the parents are.
Example:
Blue sire/ Chocolate dam (carrying dilute) The percentile for blue pups from this breeding is 37.5% will be blue.
Black sire (carrying for dilute) /Black dam (carrying for dilute) The percentile for blue pups from this breeding will be 18.75% will be blue.
Question: How can I get a fawn puppy?
Answer: Both parents must carry for BOTH the chocolate and the dilute(blue) gene. And you ask why? Fawn is a dilute of chocolate. So without both the chocolate and the dilute (blue) gene together there will be no fawn.
Question: Can I get a stag puppy from 2 black/rust parents?
Answer: NO. The parents will not have the Ay gene needed to produce a stag pup.
Explanation:
Black/rust, chocolate/rust, blue/rust & fawn/rust carry "atat" All stags have to carry at least "Ay" They can be "AyAy" or "Ayat"
Question: What would I breed together to produce a litter with the most colors?
Answer: You need to make sure that both parents carry for chocolate, dilute (blue) & clear red. One parent must be of the Stag color.
Question: How can I make sure that a pup I purchase is factored for chocolate, blue and fawn?
Answer: The only way to make sure is if the pup has one chocolate parent and one blue parent (or one fawn parent). That is the only way to be positive, the pup carries for chocolate, blue and fawn.
Explanation:
With the pup having one chocolate parent and one blue parent. The parents have no other choice but to pass on the color they are.
Question: Is there different attitudes for the different colors?
Answer: This is my opinion on attitudes and colors. Some may agree with this some may not. Like I said this is just my opinion.
Blacks - are full of energy & always on the go.
Chocolates - are mouthy & lovable
Blues - loves every one and knows no stranger & jealous of everything.
Fawns - very calm & laid back,
Reds - the boss, no other color can rule a red lol, they are lap dogs for sure, & very devoted to their owners.
REMEMBER:
IT IS NOT ABOUT BREEDING FOR COLORS
IT IS ABOUT BREEDING FOR QUALITY COLORS
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The color page on our site was published in 2006. It has been updated some since then, but is still basicly the same
White marks and min pins.
White is the absence of melanin, or the absence of color. White contains no pigment.
Many people have been asking me what about the white on my min pin?
A white mark on the min pin is very common but it is not something desired. WHITE is just the absence of color a MISSMARK in the min pin breed.
As stated by the AKC a min pin can be shown in confirmation as long as the mark does not exceed one-half (1/2) inch in its longest dimension
Pictures coming soon!
The above puppies are 1-fawn/tan,
1-clear red, 1-Tan & 1-blue/tan
The picture above was a litter a freind of mine produced. Thank you Anna for letting me use your picture
New born Clear red pictures provided by
Tasha of Little House Of Min Pin
