Diesel's Mate Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Hi, My Rhodesian Ridgeback was light wheaten when we brought him home at 8 weeks old and became slightly darker until about 4 months old. He is now 5 months old and looks "speckled" "ticked" "flecked" with a mixture of both light and dark wheaten. IE he has 2 dark hairs (caramel) to 1 light (almost blonde). His coat is lovely and shiny, his skin is also healthy. I am wondering if he will grow out of this? Is this just puppy fur changing to 'adult' fur? Any other ideas? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel's Mate Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 oops...and this pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Looks normal to me and I would suggest this is your pup's colouring. The colouring does change from summer to winter coat in that it will be lighter for one and darker for another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel's Mate Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Thanks erny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 My one ridgie had that colour fur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Looks normal to me too It's normal for him to have lighter patches around his shoulder blades too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelby-001 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) Is exactly the same as my besties 6month old RR. Zuka is a purebred, bred by our local vet so I presume it's perfectly normal. Have run into a couple of zuka's brothers n sisters at the vets and they were the same! Edited May 1, 2011 by shelby-001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel's Mate Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Thanks so much everyone!! Very generous of you to take your time helping me out Greatly appreciated! I will wait to see what happens (I still think he is perfect anyway :D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 The coat colour is normal. This is the coat colour from the ANKC R/R standard Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes is permissible, but excessive white hairs here, on belly or above toes is undesirable. A dark muzzle and ears permissible. Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel's Mate Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 The coat colour is normal. This is the coat colour from the ANKC R/R standard Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes is permissible, but excessive white hairs here, on belly or above toes is undesirable. A dark muzzle and ears permissible. Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable. Thanks that is fantastic news....... Thanks again everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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