Sable dogs

Shades of red pigment

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  Red and cream clear sables
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  Dark liver sable with heavier sabling

Variety of pattern

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  Extremely clear creamy liver sable
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  Faint "veil" of tipped hair in mantle shape
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  Heavy sable
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  Very heavy sable
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  Extremely heavy sable. Windblown part on body proves this is sable, not black-and-tan.

Structure

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  Part in the abundant Sheltie coat exhibiting the clearness of undercoat even when the sabling is heavy--the eumelanin is restricted to tips only. Agouti would have banded hair with tips.
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  Even heavier sable. Length of overcoat leads to the black pigment "falling" down the sides.

Combination patterns

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  Extremely clear cream sable. Black pigment is visible on the whiskers on the left side. Blue eye may suggest cryptic merle pattern.
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  Same dog, side view. Peculiar uneven pigmentation on body is further indication of merle presence.
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  Short coat with medium sabling, readily visible merle pattern.

All-sable breeds

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  Finnish Spitz
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  Kooikerhondje
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  Rhodesian Ridgeback
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  Swiss Hound