enoire Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Just wanted to share some pictures of Nugget for once, rather than a story about his manic water drinking! Nugget is a very pretty boy with a slightly unusual coat. I've received several comments about it, even from the rescue where we got him, saying they don't see greyhounds with his colour very often. I believe he might be seal: "Seal colouration makes black dogs appear brownish (with the nose remaining black), varying from a slight brown cast to a shade almost as light as liver. There is often a black stripe down the back, and the legs and tail generally remain darker than the main part of the coat." This is a pretty good description of Nugget. His head, legs, and back are black, but other parts like his sides, shoulder and neck are brown. It was more obvious when he had his kennel coat but still remains now that he's shed that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Greyhound data will tell you his official color. Quote Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonaghan Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Wow! Gorgeous boy. Quote Rachel with littermates Doolin and Willa, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig. Missing gentlemen kitties Mud, Henry, and Richard and our beautiful, feisty, silly Sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottydog Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Beautiful hound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexi Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 He is beautiful!!! Quote Lexi (mom to Nok, the former feral black kitty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 So handsome! Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseyGrey Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 He is gorgeous! Quote Buddy Molly 🌈 5/11/10-10/10/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjoman Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Unusual and handsome! Quote Miss "England" Carol with whippet lurcher Nutmeg & Zavvi the Chihuahua. R.I.P. Chancey (Goosetree Chance). 24.1.2009 - 14.4.2022. Bluegrass Banjoman. 25.1.2004 - 25.5.2015 and Ch. Sleepyhollow Aida. 30.9.2000 - 10.1.2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerilyn Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Wow! He's stunning! Quote Jerilyn, missing Lila (Good Looking), new Mistress to Wiki (PJ Wicked). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Wow, gorgeous. What country does he hail from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyRunDog Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Handsomely different. It could explain why he's drinking so much water, part greyhound part seal Quote Grace (Ardera Coleen) b. 18 June 2014 - Gotcha Day 10 June 2018 - Going grey gracefullyGuinness (Antigua Rum) b. 3 September 2017 - Gotcha Day 18 March 2022 - A gentleman most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoire Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 @MP_the4pack He's from Ireland @HeyRunDog OMG!! I think you have solved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 He is gorgeous, Irish greyhounds seem to have the most interesting coat colors, I believe most with the snowflake pattern are Irish. Those are usually black and white but I have seen pictures of a few with a brown and white pattern. I was going to say, many black dogs come off the farm with a thick coat that looks brown, but when that sheds off they are shiny black, but I see that he has shed his kennel coat and is still that unusual color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniffy Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Handsome Hound you go there. My grey from 20 yrs ago was also from Ireland, and she also had what I believe to be an unusual coat...white with very faint ticking marks (we called them 'tea stains' bc it looked like someone spilled tea or coffee on her). The texture of her coat was different as well. And she was a fantastic dog as well. thanks for sharing the photos! Quote Was a subscriber in the mid 2000s (the aughts!). Reactivated in 2021. What'd I miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandM Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 What an unusual yet gorgeous colour he is. One of ours is from Ireland and was your typical jet black with a patch of white, but has overtime become very grey. He looks quite settled with retirement too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBass Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 What a beautiful boy you have. Quote Lucy with Greyhound Nate and OSH Tinker. With loving memories of MoMo (FTH Chyna Moon), Spirit, Miles the slinky kitty (OSH), Piper "The Perfect" (Oneco Chaplin), Winston, Yoda, Hector, and Claire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatterseaBrindl Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Nugget is indeed a beautiful Irish lad! There must be some way to find out what his ‘official’ colour is?! Our Irish boy, Sid, is a gorgeous blue brindle. His fur is extra thick and so, so soft….he also sheds much more than any of our USA hounds. There were one or two of the black with ‘snowflake’ hounds from Ireland living in Ottawa a few years ago. Stunning! Quote Nancy...Mom to Sid (Peteles Tiger), Kibo (112 Carlota Galgos) and Joshi. Missing Casey, Gomer, Mona, Penelope, BillieJean, Bandit, Nixon (Starz Sammie), Ruby (Watch Me Dash) Nigel (Nigel), and especially little Mario, waiting at the Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoire Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 @Remolacha Not too long ago we went to a greyhound walk and saw a few hounds with lots of little white spots, and they did look like snowy skies! I'd never seen anything like it before. They were absolutely gorgeous. @Sniffy that sounds so pretty! I love the diversity of greyhounds. So many different colours and markings and even shapes to some extent! Like I met a hound around my area with a Roman nose! @BatterseaBrindl His registered colour is just black I believe, I suppose he is just a cool variant of black. Blue brindle sounds absolutely stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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