Greyhounds are incredibly beautiful and unique dogs. Greyhounds have always been selectively bred for speed, not ‘fur’ colour. This is why, unlike some breeds of dog whose colour is important to its identity (think dalmatian), greyhounds vary in colour. They have a base colour and are either brindle or non-brindle. Brindle is the striping pattern on some greyhounds. In addition, some greyhounds will have very short stripes which appear as spots rather than defined stripes. We have developed a greyhound colour guide for you.
Greyhound colours and patterns are as unique as fingerprints and these can change overtime as they age. For instance, fawn greyhounds can lighten as they age and we all have seen the beautiful grey facial masks of older greyhounds. To add to colour confusion, greyhounds, when they are born, often don’t resemble the colour they will grow into. When I was growing up, our white and fawn female greyhound had a few litters, and we could never be sure what colour they were going to be for a couple of months.
However, greyhounds can generally be grouped by their colours and include the following:
- Black
- Black and white
- Blue
- Blue brindle
- Brindle
- Dark brindle
- Fawn
- Fawn brindle
- Light brindle
- Light red fawn
- Red
- Red and white
- Red fawn
- White
- White and black
- White brindle
I currently have two black greyhounds, Brother and Raz. Raz has beautiful white toes on her paw and a lovely age-grey muzzle. Brother is mostly black, apart from a very small patch of white on his chest… he also is growing a very beautiful grey face as he ages. What colour is your greyhound? Do you have a preference for any colour or are they all just as lovely as each other?
Greyhound colour guide gifts
You can find many more greyhound colour options on our mugs or the complete set printed onto a very eco-friendly tote bag in our store. Or head over to our Redbubble collection for more unique applications of our greyhound colour guide.
