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The SELF group, as the name may suggest, consists of the breeds who have one solid colour covering the entire body - including the
feet and stomach
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The top colour must continue down the hair shaft to the skin with no fading - some breeds however are more known for having faded undercolour and should be penalised accordingly to how much it differs from the top colour.
SELF PE (pink eyed) WHITE
SELF DE (dark eyed) WHITE
SELF CREAM
SELF SAFFRON
SELF BUFF
SELF PE (pink eyed) GOLDEN
SELF DE (dark eyed) GOLDEN
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SELF ANY OTHER COLOUR
The skin colour (ears and feet pads) should
match the fur colour
The self breeds are known for having a nice
short face, large bold eyes and beautiful
drooping ears - some breeds who tend to have
a nice combination of these would be in the self blacks, creams and PE whites
Common Faults seen in the Self breeds:
fade in undercolour (undercolour not matching the top coat colour), dark pigment, belly not lying straight, long coats, small, high set or torn ears, lacking type (short blunt nose),foreign hairs (hairs of a different colour).
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