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ALL ABOUT LILAC TAN FRENCHIES

Many people know blue as a coat color for a French Bulldog, but very few are familiar with the other Evolution colors and how difficult they are to achieve. Lilac Tan is one of the most complex, and in this post, I will explain why.

Blue is simply a dilution of black, so a black Bulldog only needs to carry the two recessive “d” dilution genes to be blue—which essentially results in a mouse-gray color. Lilac Tan, on the other hand, requires the presence of three additional pairs of recessive genes on top of blue (chocolate, tan, and non-brindle) to express the Lilac Tan coat.

Starting from a standard-colored dog, it takes at least 3–4 generations (6–8 years) and a lot of luck, combined with mating to Lilac Tan studs, to produce a Lilac Tan puppy. For this reason, purchasing a Lilac Tan puppy is at least three times more expensive than buying a blue one, which is the simplest among the non-standard colors.

If you want a Lilac Tan with extensive tan markings, a cream gene must also be introduced into the DNA, making the process even more difficult and costly. Lilac Tan also retains light-colored eyes both as a puppy and as an adult, whereas blue Bulldogs only have light eyes as puppies, which darken with age.

In the photo, you can see Stella, a beautiful example of a Lilac Tan carrying the cream gene, resulting in extensive tan markings. Her genetic color code is atat dd bb Ee kyky.

By adding just one cream gene, it is possible to produce puppies of the highly prized Lilac Tan Platinum color, which only requires one more Merle gene to possess all the Evolution color genes. A dog like this, when paired with the right partner, can produce puppies of any desired color.

By Paolo Claudio Rossini fondatore AA Allevatori Arcobaleno

STELLA

La bellissima Stella di Paolo Claudio Rossini 

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