Schnauzer Colors
Schnauzer Colors!
Where Do All these Colors Come From?
Are They Purebred?
Can You Register these Colors with AKC?
Are you wondering where all these schnauzer colors are coming from? Are these colors even purebred and can you register them with AKC? The answer is – Yes, AKC does recognize AND does register all these colors as purebred Schnauzers. You’re welcome to contact AKC for more information regarding these colors and their registration. As you choose a puppy, keep in mind that alot of these colors will change over time and look different from 4 weeks old to 4 years old so we encourage you to do your research, and get comfortable with all the colors so you can know what to expect and have alot of fun picking out your favorite one!
Black & Silver
AKC Registration Color Code: 016
Born with solid black bodies and copper/bronze markings (which will turn a silvery white) on their eyebrows, muzzle, inside the ears, across the chest, down the legs on the feet and underneath the tail. They have black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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What are Phantom Black & Silvers?
The word “phantom” is used to describe how bright the markings are at birth. That’s it. Phantom Black & Silvers Schnauzers are NO different than a Black & Silver Schnauzer. They are NOT 2 separate colors.
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Liver & Tan (chocolate version of a black & silver)
AKC Registration Color Code: 124
Born with solid chocolate bodies and cream/ tan or even white markings on their eyebrows, muzzle, inside the ears, across the chest, down the legs on the feet and underneath the tail. They have brown or green eyes, chocolate pads & a chocolate nose.
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Black
AKC Registration Color Code: 007
Born with solid black bodies. It is acceptable for black schnauzers to have some white on their chin, chest and/or tips of their toes. They have black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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What is the Difference Between a “Liver” and a “Chocolate?”
Nothing. The word “liver” just means chocolate. So a “liver schnauzer” and a “chocolate schnauzer” are the same.
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Liver Or Chocolate (chocolate version of a black)
AKC Registration Color Code: 123
Chocolate (liver) schnauzers are basically a brown version of a black schnauzer. Chocolate (liver) schnauzers are born with solid brown bodies. Some white on their chin, chest and/or tips of their toes is acceptable. They have brown or green eyes, chocolate pads a chocolate nose.
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Liver (vs) Liver Tan & Liver Pepper
The liver colors often confuse people because they all have brown or green eyes, a chocolate nose, chocolate pads & brown colored hair. So how do you tell the difference? It’s NOT that one is lighter and the other is darker because they all vary in shade.
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Liver Pepper (chocolate version of salt & pepper)
AKC Registration Color Code: 498
Born in a variety of shades from very dark to very light. Liver Peppers have banded hairs of brown/chocolate that always fade out into a lighter brown/chocolate as adults. They have brown OR green eyes, chocolate pads and a chocolate nose.
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Liver Pepper (vs) Salt & Peppers
These 2 colors can be very difficult to tell apart at birth because both are born the color of a brown paper bag. Both vary in shade. Both are born with banded hairs. Both have a thick strip down their back. etc…So what IS different about them.
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Salt & Pepper (silver)
AKC Registration Color Code: 167
Born in a variety of shades from very dark to very light. Salt and peppers (or silvers) have banded hairs of gray that always turn silver/gray as adults. They have Black eyes, black pads and a black nose. They are
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Platinum Silver (NOT the same as a white)
AKC Registration Color Code: 167
Platinum silvers are the lightest shade of salt & pepper schnauzers you can find. They are born the color of a brown paper bag and have banded hairs that turns into an extremely light silver, some can even appear almost white. They typically have black masks but not always. They all have Black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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Platinum Silver Parti
AKC Registration Color Code: 023
Remember “Platinum Silvers” are the lightest shade of Salt & Peppers so a Platinum Silver Parti is considered a “salt and pepper parti.” However, instead of their spots turning gray/ silver they turn silvery/white. Born with black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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White
AKC Registration Color Code: 199
White Schnauzers are born solid white. Their skin tone underneath their hair has a silver/black tint to it. They have Black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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White Chocolate (chocolate version of a white)
AKC Registration Color Code: 199
White Schnauzers are born solid white it’s acceptable for them to have a slight cream tone to them or even down their spine.. Their skin tone underneath their hair is usually a pinkish hue. They have brown OR green eyes, chocolate pads and a chocolate nose.
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White Chocolate (vs) White
Yes, they are both white in color but when you put them side by side you can really see a visual difference between them. White Chocolates have green or brown eyes, chocolate nose & chocolate pads with a pinkish hue to their skin-tone. Where your whites have black eyes, black nose, black pads and a darker hue to their skin.
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Salt & Pepper Parti
AKC Registration Color Code: 023
Salt and Pepper Parti Schnauzers are born with solid white bodies and have brown banded hairs (which will turn silver). They have black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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Black & White Parti
AKC Registration Color Code: 023
Black & White Parti’s are also know as Black Partis. Born with white bodies and have spots/patches of black. Each Black Parti will vary in pattern. They have black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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Black & Silver Parti
AKC Registration Color Code: 023
Black & Silver partis are born with all white bodies and have black spots/patches. They are also born with a bronze/copper on their cheeks, eyebrows, under their tail and inside their ears. This bronze/copper color will turn white. They have black eyes, black pads and a black nose.
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Black & White Parti (vs) Black & Silver Parti
Alot of families get confused between a black and white parti (also know as a black parti) and a black and silver parti. The difference is very simple. A black and white parti is basically a black schnauzer with “parti” markings. Where a black and silver parti is basically a black and silver schnauzer with “parti” markings. Compare photos of a black and white parti schnauzer vs a black and silver parti schnauzer
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Chocolate ( Liver ) Parti
AKC Registration Color Code: 023
Chocolate (liver) parti schnauzers are born with white bodies and have brown spots. Each chocolate parti will vary in pattern. They have brown or green eyes, chocolate pads and a chocolate nose.
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Liver & Tan Parti
AKC Registration Color Code: 023
Liver and tan parti schnauzers are born with all white bodies and have chocolate spots. They are also born with a cream/tan markings on their cheeks, eyebrows, under their tail and inside their ears. They have brown or green eyes, chocolate pads and a chocolate nose.
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Merle
Merle schnauzers are NOT purebreds. However, their are various generations of them which means some will be closer to a purebred schnauzer than others.
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