- Silver and white not acceptable.
- Blue on the tail to be very dark.
- Distribution of blue and tan as follows : tan around the base of the ears, muzzle and on the sides of the cheeks
- blue from the base of the skull to tip of tail, running down the forelegs to near the wrists and down the thighs to the hocks
- tan line showing down the stifles and from the wrists and hocks to the toes and around the vent.
- The blue body colour must be free from tan or bronzing.
- Tan markings must be free from smuttiness.
Preferred
- All shades of blue and tan are acceptable, the richer these colours and more clearly defined the better.
- Silver blue or fawn top- knot
Permissible
- Black colouring in puppies, blue colour must be established by 18 months of age