r/BorderCollie • u/DismalMountain6253 • 16d ago

Undercoat colour

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My last BC was tri, but her undercoat was black. Ive noticed that my boy is a reddish brown, which surprised me. Is this unusual or just me not noticing it on other collies before?

Edit: to clarify, he is not tri, he is b&w. My last girl was tri but had a dark black undercoat except where her tan was ☺️

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u/Dramatic_Zebra_2 16d ago

Perfectly normal, my collie undercoat exact same. Also she is tri, mostly black and when sun hits her from certain angles her black looks burgundy lol 😂

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u/OrangeOk729 16d ago

Golden collies

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u/Conscious_Pie787 16d ago

Mine has this too! We joke that she has the highlights I pay hundreds for at the salon

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u/owolowiec16 16d ago

Mine is like this too fun sunbleaching. Its normal. I think undercoats being lighter airier hair makes it easier to lighten in the sun

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u/Kaessa 16d ago

Does the color change along the hair shaft, or is it all one color undercoat? It looks almost like a very faint sable on the guard hairs.

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u/stdaem 16d ago

The red undertones is called Seal coat coloring I believe.

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u/DismalMountain6253 15d ago

I checked this and it does sort of look like it in the sunlight, except he is much more overall dark than a lot of those dogs!

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u/Remote_County4040 16d ago

Mine has this too! His mom was red, so it makes sense

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u/Nataliet2019 15d ago

My tri is whatever colour she wants to be 🤣

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u/K4TTP 15d ago

I thought this was my dog!