Sensai

Black

This color is called Black when no other undertones appear, also not in the sun.

Geisha

Black Brindle

Black base coat with the slight Fawn brindling. There is heavy Black on the body with the brindling not so heavy throughout.

Micah (Black Tri Color)

Black and Tan/Tri Color

Tri Color is almost the same as Black and Tan, just with white markings.

This color must not be encouraged!

Guarda

Tri Color Brindle (Trindle)

This color is like Tri Color, but in stead of Tan points, there is Fawn brindling.

This color must not be encouraged!

Vaya

Seal

Seal is like Black but with Brown or Red undertones, especially in the sun.

Spike

Brindle

The base is darkbrown with Fawn brindling.

Bubba

Red

This brownish/terracotta color we call Red. It can come with and without a Black mask.

Noah

Red-Fawn

Red-fawn is a lighter version of Red, but it's darker then Fawn. It can come with and without a Black mask.

Cynosure's GTO

Red Brindle

The base coat is Red and the brindling is Black and sometimes can appear brownish.

Roxy

Fawn

Fawn is a lighter shade of Red. It can come with and without a Black mask.

Ch. Finwars Blond Ambition

Fawn Brindle

Fawn base coat with brown brindling.

Ch. Skram's Chasqui Mountain Lion

Blue-fawn

This color is basicly Fawn with Blue shades around the nose and eyes. In a few cases there are no Blue shades visible at all, but the pigmentation of a Blue-fawn dog is always Blue (even though it can be so dark it appears black).

Lynnsha

Blue-Fawn Brindle

The base is Blue-fawn with Blue brindling. The pigmentation of a Blue-Fawn Brindle dog is always Blue (even though it can be so dark it appears black).

Diva

Blue

This grey color we call Blue. The pigmentation of a Blue dog is always Blue (even though it can be so dark it appears black).

Téole

Blue Brindle

The base is Blue with Fawn brindling. The pigmentation of a Blue Brindle dog is always Blue (even though it can be so dark it appears black).

Oxmo (Blue Tri Color)

Blue and Tan/Tri Color

Tri Color is almost the same as Blue and Tan, just with white markings. The pigmentation of a Blue and Tan/Tri Color dog is always Blue (even though it can be so dark it appears black).

This color must not be encouraged!

Aska

Blue Tri Color Brindle (Blue Trindle)

This color is like Tri Color, but in stead of Tan points, there is Fawn brindling. The pigmentation of a Blue Tri Color Brindle dog is always Blue (even though it can be so dark it appears black).

This color must not be encouraged!

Bud

Sable/Smut

This "color" can occur on Reds and Fawns (sometimes on Blues too) and can come with or without a white blaze on the face. Sometimes the overlay will be heavier and sometimes it will be very light. The individual hairs are 2 different colors; lighter color at the shaft, black at the tip.

Buddha

Pied/Patched

This term is used to describe an animal having two colors of equal proportions, one of which is White.

Xnowball

White with Colored Markings

This is more then 80% White with patches in another color and should not be encouraged!

Clint

White

This color must not be encouraged!

There are even more colors we find at the Am Staff, like more veriaties of brindle, but listed above are the most common colors we see. With the American Pitbull Terriër we find even more colors and veriaties.