His name is Jacob, and he’s available for adoption through Black Retriever X Rescue in the UK. He looks very much like a golden retriever, but he’s saddle tan and has brindling on his face and legs.
The e/e genotype that golden retrievers have masks any black hairs from appearing on the coat. Most goldens are dominant black dogs with this genotype.
However, other markings can be hidden by the e/e. Brindle, black-and-tan, and sable have all been found in goldens, but they are never observed without a genetic test.
Or an outcross to another breed.
Jacob is very attractive dog, and if you read his profile, he’s a very well-behaved and good-natured dog. He certainly deserves a good home.
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Sure, this dog could be part Goldenbut it also could be a mélange of any number of other breeds. It’s a common mistake to assume that unknowns are a cross of two distinct breeds. Could be any number. Of breeds, or of random-bred critters.
She thinks it’s golden retriever.
I’ve seen a very similar golden cross with BC, just without brindle.
I met a brindle labrador once, he was bred to be a service dog, and was definitely full lab for several generations. These anomaly kinds of dogs are really interesting…
Neat markings! Can you do more posts about brindle in dogs and wild canids? Are there brindle wolves, coyotes or foxes for instance?
Brindle coyotes do pop up, likely from dog crosses:
https://retrieverman.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/brindle-coyotes/
Look at the legs very closely.
It would be interesting if they ran a simple dna test to check out the breed… It’s so easy to do.
That is beautiful!