Saturday, October 17, 2020

Puppy in black and white, or Puppy in slate-gray and white

 Krisztián of Hungarikum Kuvasz Kennel in Ontario shares this photo of his pup, showcasing the distinctive Kuvasz black skin pigment.

The skin has a lot of pigment....The colour of the skin under the hair is also slate grey, best seen on the belly, where the hair is less thick than on the rest of the body.

“The nose, the eyelids and the lips are always black.” 

From: Pál Sárkány and Imre Ócsag. 1986. Hungarian Dog Breeds. 2nd ed. Budapest, Hungary: Corvina Kiadó. (Orig. pub. 1977.)  P. 103.

“The colour of the coat is a uniform white...."

Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó.   P. 100.


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