blue dogs hair

[davidardill]

what exactly does it mean when dog's coat is referred to as 'blue'?

[lindapinda]

I think "blue",maybe means light grey.

[Fern57]

The blue gene is a recessive colour gene. Both parents of a dog must carry this gene for a pup to be blue. At birth, dogs who are blue will be 'grey' or 'silver' in colouration, not the usual black. The blue gene is a Dilute gene, meaning it dilutes all the black pigment of a dog. The blue colouration can very from a very light 'powder' blue to a very dark, almost indistinguishable 'steel' blue. Blue dogs will also have very light eyes, often being very blue at a young age, and as the dog grows, going through varying shades of green and yellow, often ending up yellow or a light shade of brown.
taken from:
http://www.4gsd.net/colours.html

Hope this explains it

[davidardill]

thanks, that does help...at least I'm not looking for bright blue dogs any more anyway!

[Quizmonkey]

...although dogs I have known described as blue (an English setter for example) definitely has a blue tringe to his grey in certain lights.

[boodle]

like  a really lite grey or somet i fink

[clair3934]

weimaraners are called blue sometimes as they have the grey or silver grey coat and pale amber or green eyes they are stunning looking dogs very willfull though and not reccomended for a first time dog owner I dont know of anyother dog that has a blue coat though