Meet the Fawn (Isabella or Dilute Chocolate) Miniature Pinscher

This page contains information on Fawn (Isabella) & Rust Miniature Pinschers

Fawn MinPins exhibit a bi-color pattern of sharply defined Fawn and Rust. The Dilution gene cause shades of Fawn (Isabella), a simmering Silvery-Chocolate or Tannish-Gray hair to be exhibited where the Chocolate hair is normally seen on a Chocolate and Rust dog. They are registered as "Fawn & Rust" or "Fawn & Tan" in the AKC color selection chart. http://www.akc.org/registration/colormarkings.cfm . Fawn & Rust coated MinPins are eligible to be shown in conformation competition in the United Kennel Club, UKC, as of May 1, 2008. The color needs not be feared or misunderstood. Fawn & Rust is a naturally occuring color in the Miniature Pinscher that has existed since the MinPin was first recorded in the Pinscher Schnauzer Klub in 1895 in Germany. This same dilution factor is seen, accepted and shown in the Fawn & Rust Doberman Pinscher. There are lovely examples of quality Fawn Dobermans and if bred responsibly the same success could be enjoyed by the Fawn MinPin.

DPCA Top 20 contender
ALL BREED Best In Show Winner
CH Ravenswood Twenty Twenty
an AKC Champion Fawn and Rust Doberman Pinscher

DPCA Top 20 contender
CH Amulet's Luka at SnoGlenn, CD
an AKC Champion Fawn and Rust Doberman Pinscher

Blue & Rust, Red (Chocolate) & Rust, Fawn & Rust
and Black & Rust Doberman Pinscher puppies

Fawn & Rust Miniature Pinschers
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Genetics isn’t scary, unless math scares you. Genetics is pretty much elementary math & science. Dog breeders are quasi hobby scientists. Coat color inheritance is fairly easy to follow once you get the gist of it. There is a great book on coat color genetics “The Inheritance of Coat Colors in Dogs”, by Clarence Cook Little. The book is out of print, so be prepared to pay “rare book” prices. The book makes a wonderful addition to any dog breeder's library. There is also is a great website for learning about the Loci & what they do to affect the coat color http://www.tenset.co.uk/doggen/indexus.html. Additionally there is our own amateur website that pertains specifically to Miniature Pinscher coat color inheritance http://www.OperationBluePrints.com/ColorInheritance/

The gene that causes Chocolate mutation is the
The “B” Locus (Liver locus)
The B locus produces the Chocolate shading to the skin and hair pigment.
B = normal dark pigmentation, normal dark eye
b = chocolate colored coat, eye rims & nose … and lightens the eye iris color.

In MinPins the b locus replaces the black pigment of our Black & Rust MinPins with a Chocolate & Rust coloration.

BB = a normal Black & Rust dog that does NOT produce Chocolate offspring
Bb = a normal Black & Rust dog that CAN/DOES produce Chocolate offspring
bb = a Chocolate & Rust dog that displays and can/does produce Chocolate offspring

When the b of the Chocolate is combined with the d of the Blue the color becomes a Dilute Chocolate or a Fawn & Rust.

The gene that causes Blue Dilution is the
The “D” Locus (Blue Dilution locus) See the Blue & Rust page for an explanation of Blue & Rust Inheritance Blue & Rust MinPins

The D locus produces the Blue shading to the skin and hair pigment.
D = normal dark pigmentation, normal dark eye
d = diluted blue-gray coat, eye rims & nose … and lightens the eye iris color.

In MinPins the d locus replaces the Chocolate pigment of our Chocolate & Rust MinPins with a Fawn & Rust coloration.

bb DD = a normal Chocolate & Rust dog that does NOT produce Blue or Fawn offspring
bb Dd = a normal Chocolate & Rust dog that CAN/DOES produce Blue & Fawn offspring
bb dd = a Fawn & Rust dog that displays and can/does produce Blue & Fawn offspring

Predicting Fawn & Rust Coat Color Inheritance

Some hypothetical breedings. What's on the surface does not always tell you what the offspring will be unless you are familiar with your dog's genetics.

Black to Black
Parent B Black & Rust BB = double dominant, cannot carry chocolate factor DD = double dominant, cannot carry blue dilution 1st B = B 2nd B = B 1st D = D 2nd D = D
Parent A Black & Rust BB = double dominant, cannot carry chocolate factor DD = double dominant, cannot carry blue dilution 1st B = B 2nd B = B 1st D = D 2nd D = D	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution
	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution
	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution
	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution

Black to Black
Parent B Black & Rust Bb = carries the recessive gene for chocolate dilution Dd = carries the recessive gene for blue dilution 1st B = B 2nd b = b 1st D = D 2nd d = d
Parent A Black & Rust Bb = carries the recessive gene for chocolate dilution Dd = carries the recessive gene for blue dilution 1st B = B 2nd b = b 1st D = D 2nd d = d	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB DD = Black no chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb DD = Black carries chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its B d Offspring = BB Dd = Black no chocolate, carries dilution	Parent A gives its B D Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution
	Parent A gives its b D Parent B gives its B D Offspring = Bb DD = Black carries chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its b D Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb DD = Chocolate, no dilution	Parent A gives its b D Parent B gives its B d Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carriers chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its b D Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate, carries dilution
	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB Dd = Black no chocolate, carries dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its B d Offspring = BB dd = Blue no chocolate	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate
	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its B D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate carries dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its B d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb dd = Fawn

Black to Blue
Parent B Black & Rust Bb = carries the recessive gene for chocolate dilution Dd = carries the recessive gene for blue dilution 1st B = B 2nd b = b 1st D = D 2nd d = d
Parent A Blue & Rust Bb = carries the recessive gene for chocolate dilution dd = double recessive, dog is dilute 1st B = B 2nd b = b 1st d = d 2nd d = d	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB Dd = Black no chocolate, carries dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its B d Offspring = BB dd = Blue no chocolate	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate
	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its B D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate carries dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its B d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb dd = Fawn
	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its B D Offspring = BB Dd = Black no chocolate, carries dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its B d Offspring = BB dd = Blue no chocolate	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate
	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its B D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate carries dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its B d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb dd = Fawn

Blue to Chocolate
Parent B Chocolate & Rust bb = double recessive, dog is chocolate Dd = carries the recessive gene for blue dilution 1st b = b 2nd b = b 1st D = D 2nd D = d
Parent A Blue & Rust Bb = carries the recessive gene for chocolate dd = double recessive, dog is blue 1st B = B 2nd b = b 1st d = d 2nd d = d	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate
	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate carries dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate carries dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb dd = Fawn	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb dd = Fawn
	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = Bb dd = Blue carries chocolate
	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate carries dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = bb Dd = Chocolate carries dilution	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb dd = Fawn	Parent A gives its b d Parent B gives its b d Offspring = bb dd = Fawn

Blue to Chocolate
Parent B Chocolate & Rust bb = double recessive, dog is chocolate DD = double dominant, cannot carry blue dilution 1st b = b 2nd b = b 1st D = D 2nd D = D
Parent A Blue & Rust BB = double dominant, cannot carry chocolate factor dd = double recessive, dog is blue 1st B = B 2nd B = B 1st d = d 2nd d = d	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution
	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution
	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution
	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution	Parent A gives its B d Parent B gives its b D Offspring = Bb Dd = Black carries chocolate & dilution

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