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The Chocolate & Tan Dapple
In the Chocolate & Tan dapple dachshund patches of lighter color yellowish hair are intermingled with patches of the chocolate hair, sometimes with a patch of white hair on the chests. For instance, they have patches of yellowish colored hair mixed in with areas of chocolate brown hair, giving the dog an overall mottled appearance. The tan markings usually appear on the chest, lower legs, eyebrows, and around the muzzle area. Nose, nails and eye rims must be chocolate or liver colored and eyes should be a hazel/green color. One parent must have the dapple pattern in order to produce a dapple puppy. Two solid, self-colored dogs cannot produce a dapple. A dachshund is considered to be a dapple if it has even one tiny dappled patch on it. Sometimes this dappled patch is only noticeable when it is a puppy, usually on the ears or belly, and often fades away with age. Commonly known as a "hidden" dapple. This dog should still be registered as a dapple, because it will produce some dapple puppies when bred to a dog with no pattern present and you do not want to risk breeding two dapples together. I have seen many chocolate dapple puppies advertised online as being an Isabella & tan dapple and at a much higher price, when they are in fact a chocolate and tan dapple. They are usually lighter in color when they first born and as they age, the darker spots will get larger. Just remember, if the darker spots are chocolate, then it is a chocolate dapple.
"Stowe's Lil' Busy Bee" Chocolate & Tan dapple smooth hair
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