Markings

The following markings are currently recognized:

Badger husky - To have a white V-shaped blaze, which includes whisker bed and comes close to eyes without touching them. Feet, belly and throat to be white. Rest of body roan coloured. Tail to be a single colour. Faults: Coloured spots in white areas.

Banded husky - To have a white V-shaped blaze, which includes whisker bed and comes close to eyes without touching them. A 3 to 5 cm broad roan coloured stripe should run from head to tail base. Rest of body to be white. Tail to be a single colour. Faults: Coloured spots in white areas.

Capped - To have colour on the head, with rest of body completely white. The marking should be confined to the head only and a “notch” should be present between the ears. The coloured area should follow the line of the lower jaw bone and throat should be white. Faults: Coloured areas extending past ears or coloured areas anywhere else on the body.

Baldie - To have a coloured head, with white nose tip and colour reaching just beyond ears. Rest of body, including throat to be white. A white triangle should be present pointing rearwards with a white line running from point of triangle to white nape of neck. Colour must be faded as in essex variety. Faults: Coloured spots on back.

Bareback - To have a coloured hood covering head, neck and shoulders as well as throat with white front feet. Hood shall be clear cut and devoid of any brindling. Pale throat permissible in light coloured varieties. The remainder of the body should be white. Faults: Spots on back.

Berkshire - To have a symmetrical white marking extending from chest to belly, to be of good size, clear cut and devoid of any brindling. Back feet white from toes to halfway between ankle and toes. Front legs to be white to half the leg. Tail to be white from tailtip to no more than half its length. May have a small white spot on forehead, but this is not required. Faults: Bell marking extending down the legs. Belly marking extending up the sides. Coloured spots within belly marking.

Blazed Berkshire - To have a symmetrical white marking extending from chest to belly, to be of good size, clear cut and devoid of any brindling. Back feet white from toes to halfway between ankle and toes. Front legs to be white to half the leg. Tail to be white from tailtip to no more than half its length. To have a facial blaze which must be wedge shaped and symmetrical. White area of blaze must cover whisker bed and nose and should extend up the face by tapering to a point between ears. Faults: Bell marking extending down the legs. Belly marking extending up the sides. Coloured spots within white areas.

Variegated Berkshire - To have a white body with white feet. Lower sides to be white with brindling of marking (compulsory). Small white spot on forehead preferred but not required. Throat to be coloured with an white line running from chin to white chest area (pale throat permissible in light coloured varieties). Tail to be white to half its length. Faults: Coloured spots on belly. Coloured areas extending to belly.

Hooded - To have a coloured hood covering head, neck and shoulders as well as throat and chest with white front feet. Pale throat permissible in light coloured varieties. One to two centimeter broad, clear cut coloured line following spine extending from back of hood to tail. Tail to be white to half its length. White line on throat extending from chin is optional. Faults: Spinal line brindled or broken. Colour spots within white areas.

Blazed hooded - To have a coloured hood covering head, neck and shoulders as well as throat and chest with white front feet. Pale throat permissible in light coloured varieties. One to two centimeter broad, clear cut coloured line following spine extending from back of hood to tail. Tail to be white to half its length. White line on throat extending from chin is optional. To have a facial blaze which must be wedge shaped and symmetrical. White area of blaze must cover whisker bed and nose and should extend up the face by tapering to a point between ears. Faults: Spinal line brindled or broken. Colour spots within white areas.

Variegated - To have a coloured area covering head, neck and shoulders with white front feet and a white spot no bigger than the rat’s eye placed on the forehead. Throat to be white, but back and sides to be evenly marked with coloured patches or flecks. Underside to be white. Tail to be white to half its length. Faults: White areas extending to cheeks. Coloured patches merging or too few coloured patches.

Blazed variegated - To have a coloured area covering head, neck and shoulders with white front feet. To have a facial blaze which must be wedge shaped and symmetrical. White area of blaze must cover whisker bed and nose and should extend up the face by tapering to a point between ears. Throat to be white, but back and sides to be evenly marked with coloured patches or flecks. Underside to be white. Tail to be white to half its length. Faults: White areas extending to cheeks. Coloured patches merging or too few coloured patches.

Essex - To have a small white spot on forehead. Rest of body is coloured, but colour should gradually and evenly fade from spine to belly. Colour should be darkest at the spine and fade gradually to off-white underneath. Fading effect should be symmetrical and even without spotting of darker colour. Legs are also off white. Pied tails not to be penalized. Faults: Darker patches in coloured areas. Coloured spots on belly.

Irish - To have a white equilateral triangle on the chest, which must be of good size, clear cut and devoid of any brindling. Toes on front and back feet should be white. Tail may have small white tip, but it is not compulsory. Faults: Triangle extending down the belly or occupying all the space between the front legs.