Silver Fawn and Silver
Overview:
This is a color that is not overly common with Pugs; though, many owners of silver or silver fawn Pugs can easily be labeling their dogs as fawn, especially if that is what the registration papers state. Because, as the name implies, silver fawn is a type of fawn. It is very light and is in fact the lightest color that a Pug can be. As touched on earlier under '
The Most Common Pug Color', in our survey of 2,693 Pug owners, only 3% identified their Pugs as silver-fawn or silver.
The AKC does not recognize this as a standard color, but may grant a request for a silver-fawn Pug to be registered as such via an alternate color, and if so, generally only responds to requests that are sent via postal mail. Both the FCI and KC allow for silver and the CKC allows for silver-fawn; both are essentially the same coat color but are referred to with these different terms.
Silver or silver-fawn Pugs have black ears and black masks and may also have a trace and/or a thumbprint, both of which are markings very desired in the show ring by all major kennel clubs.
Example of a Silver Fawn Pug:
Puggie, a silver-fawn Pug
photo courtesy of Berdie Menezes
Apricot Fawn and Apricot
Apricot is a warm undertone of orange. With some other breeds, this sort of orange hue is referred to as fawn (like with Boxers) or as orange (like with Pomeranians). But, with Pugs, this is a nice, shiny orange hue that is set apart from the more common fawn coat.
It is very common for apricot Pugs to not be fully apricot; there may be some fawn or even an almost white color found in patches, most often on the chest.
This is a color that is not seen too often; as mentioned earlier in '
The Most Common Pug Color', out of 2,693 Pugs, only 4% identified their Pugs as being apricot or apricot-fawn. Though, just like silver or silver fawn, this is also a color that may be present in the coat, but owners refer to their Pugs as simply 'fawn', especially if that is what the registration papers deem the Pug to be.
And, just like other non-standard AKC colors, an apricot Pug may be registered as a fawn or as an apricot if the owner requests for this alternate coloring to appear on the document. Both the FCI and KC do allow apricot as a standard color. With the CKC, apricot is not its own color, but rather their definition of fawn includes all shades in the fawn family including light to deep apricot.
Apricot Pugs have black masks and black ears. And, just like all non-black Pugs, a trace and a thumbprint are desired in the show ring of all well-recognized kennel clubs.
Example of an Apricot Pug:
Peggie, at 4 years old, a registered apricot Pug
photo courtesy of Susi R Ludlow
Black Pugs
Overview:
It is rather amazing how very different the two main colors of Pugs are; fawn is a very light cream with black ears and mask, and black Pugs are just about the complete opposite with a rich, dark black coat. Of course, the ears and mask are black too, but there is no discernible difference since the entire Pug is black.
Many black Pugs have solid coats, but it is possible for there to be a small white marking; if this is present, it is usually on the chest. As Pugs age into their senior years, gray hairs may appear on the face or in different areas of the body and this is much more noticeable with black Pugs.
Black Pugs are seen less often than fawns; as mentioned in '
The Most Common Pug Color', in our survey of 2,693 owners, just 22% identified their Pug as having a black coat (593 of the puppies and dogs).