Overall impression rich orange shading to dark chocolate 'points' and belly.
Back: rich orange shading to chocolate tipped orange on the flanks, undercolour
white.
Belly: chocolate. Undercolour orange and white.
Smut, ears, feet and tail also chocolate.
Eyes brown
Nails light or dark horn.
Genotype aabbC-D-ee sasa
Chocolate Tortoiseshell
Overall impression orange shading to dark chocolate 'points' and belly.
Back: orange shading to chocolate tipped orange on the flanks, undercolour
white.
Belly: chocolate. Undercolour orange and white.
Smut, ears, feet and tail also chocolate.
Eyes brown
Nails light or dark horn.
Genotype aabbC-D-ee
Gold (Sussex)
(Sussex only)
Overall impression warm gold with milk chocolate shading.
Back: Gold ticked with a mixture of chocolate and cream, shading down to
a cream base.
Belly and under tail: Milk chocolate, undercolour gold shading down to a
cream base.
Smut, ears, feet and tail milk chocolate over a gold base. Nape and groins
streaks rich gold.
Eyes brown.
Nails light or dark horn.
Genotype aabbC-D-ee ww + ticking modifiers
Cream (Sussex)
(Sussex only)
Overall impression deep pinkish cream with lilac shading.
Back: Deep pinkish cream ticked with a mixture of lilac and ivory, shading
down to an ivory base.
Belly and under tail: Lilac, undercolour cream shading down to an ivory base.
Smut, ears, feet and tail lilac over a cream base. Nape and groins streaks
rich pinkish cream.
Eyes grey.
Nails light horn.
Genotype aabbC-ddee ww+ ticking modifiers