Did your corgi's fur change color as they grew older? How much?
Finley is slowly starting to show a little orange on the edges of her black, and I'm wondering if I should expect it all to go tan (she's about 10 weeks now). Is this typical? Complete color transformations, that is? She's kind of oddly colored, as far as I can tell (being brand new to the corgi world), having one light blue eye, pink/black gums and nose, black freckles on her tummy and snout, and half a white head. I'm just curious about what her colors are going to do! :)
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Permalink Reply by Sam and Finley on
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Thank you for this-- it's really insightful. I love her coloring no matter what, but I am interested in learning all about her, too, so this is great. Are there any theories where the blue eyes come from? I assume they don't happen often, since they're recessive in general.
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Permalink Reply by Debbie, Sadie & Joey on
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Sadie had the prettiest fur at 6 weeks. A red head and mix of gray and brown on her body. The breeder assured me she was a red. When the dark black hairs started appearing on her back I thought "Oh no! She isn't going to be red!" I began to panick a bit and I started googling and searching and asking the breeder. I finally came to the conclusion....I don't think anybody can be exactly sure of the final hair color. And then I realized... it doesn't really matter. She has etched her name on my heart! Her final hair color is just going to be a surprise. Right now she is mostly red with some black hair mixed in down her back. And looks like black roots on her head under her red :) Finley is so precious. AKC may considered her a mismark but her markings make her adorable:) All Corgi's are adorable but she is one of the cutest I've seen. I think she is always going to get a lot of attention wherever you go. Sadie is 7 months old. I'll keep you posted if there are any more changes with her fur (just for fun).
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It's sooo true-- Finn can decide to get curly and go polka dotted if she wants, nothing is going to change me totally loving her! Sadie is gorgeous-- she looks so light, kind of like she's glowing, and with that smile! Absolutely keep me posted on her colors-- I'll let you know about Finn, too, it's fun!! =)
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Permalink Reply by Potus on
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Potus had blackcolouring as a puppy- on his muzzle, ears, back and tail. As he's gotten older- he'll be one in under 2 weeks- its all faded except for his tail, its the only part left with niticable black colouring.
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Permalink Reply by Derek on
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Miranda's coat has gained colors. Before her back was just black, now it is black with a greyish brown under coat, almost blue in color if the light hits it the right way. She also has developed those light brown hairs on top of her head, I believe it is called sable?? She did not have that when she was a pup, and her breeder did not call her a tri color sable Cardi. Other than that she is the same, it is small changes. Our Corgi mutt Morgan has actually been growing a white patch on the middle of his tail. That was definately not there before. So his colors are changing and are more noticable.
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Permalink Reply by Beauty and the Beast on
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Oh yes, it is typical. She's so young! She will get more orange as she grows and by 1 year old she'll stop changing. All tri-colors are born just black and white and all reds are dark grey!
The freckles on her tummy will go away by 5 months, the nose will get completely black soon. Is she a pem or a cardi? Pems are not supposed to have blue eyes, but I think the fact that Finley has one is very cool!
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She is a pem, though I know just about nothing about her parents, which is too bad. It was an odd experience with the breeder, and I asked for photos at the least but have yet to receive any. Oh well... But yes, the blue eye is strange, no? I see it in photos of cardigans a lot, but not pembrokes!
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Thank you all for the replies!! I have enjoyed reading them all and it's so nice to read about all the ways their fur changes! When I was little there used to be baby dolls whose eyes were closed and whose hair was under a bonnet, so you didn't know until you brought them home and opened their box if they were a boy or a girl, and what their coloring was! This is, of course, a trillion times better, but it's still really fun and as a plus, it's really interesting.
I enjoy her mismarks, as they're called, and don't mind the direct description from those of you who know about official corgi colorings at all-- thank you for explaining.
I will let ya'll know what she ends up looking like! So far she still has her black torso, with a little orange on the edges and the back legs all orange, and her ears are black/orange at the moment! Light blue eye still light blue, and the white fur is a lot fluffier and softer than the black, which is still downy but has some gloss to it now!
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Permalink Reply by Simon & Anne on
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Nellie was sable as a little puppy and has grown to be more red over time. She also had a spotted nose which has changed to all black. Her eyes were dark green at first and they are now brown. Seeing the transformation is pretty cool.
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