Are Shiba Inus Long Or Short Hair?

A Shiba Inu’s coat is coarse; short to medium length with the outer coat being 2.5 to 3.2 cm (1 to 1+1⁄4 in) long, and is naturally waterproof so there is little need for regular bathing. They also have a thick undercoat that can protect them from temperatures well below freezing. Are there different types … Read more

What Is Reverse Dapple Dachshund?

A typical dapple has a balanced mix of light and dark splotches of color, but a dapple may have only one tiny spot, or so much dappling that the base color hardly shows – this is called a ‘reverse-dapple. What is the rarest color of Dachshunds? Tan, or wheaten Dachshunds , are extremely rare. This … Read more

What Is Slate Merle?

Slate merle is merle on a blue base Since the term “blue merle” was already taken for merle on a black base, slate merle is what they called it. We have just one example of slate merle and hope to get a few more, because it is hard to tell that Fog, left, is a … Read more