Teacup chihuahuas are recognized for their miniature stature, and receive their name because they are small enough to fit inside of a teacup. According to the Chihuahua Club of America, however, the term teacup is a label only and there is no real difference between it and the other chihuahuas except a natural variation in size. As a result, they come in the same host of colors as all other chihuahuas despite the fact that they are on the smaller end of the scale.
Black
Although black is a color that is found in many chihuahuas, solid full black dogs are extremely rare. Black teacups are often more than one color with either tan markings, white or a combination of colors. Black is generally one of the colors found in tricolor chihuahuas in conjunction with white and tan.
Fawn
One of the most common colors for teacup chihuahuas, according to The Everything Chihuahua Book, is fawn, which is a reddish tan coloring. This may be solid or in combination with other colors such as fawn and white, black and fawn, blue brindled fawn, and chocolate sabled fawn.
Chocolate
Chocolate is one of the rare, diluted colors for chihuahuas. Some breeders sell chocolate teacups at a higher price than other more common colors. Chocolate teacups are often a mixture of other colors such as tan and white, chocolate brindled fawn and chocolate blue.
Blue
Despite the name, blue chihuahuas do not have blue fur. The are called blue because of their dull gray coloring. Blue chihuahuas may be solid or a mixture of different colors including white, fawn or chocolate. Blue is often the result of mating two chihuahuas who carry the recessive genes for this diluted color. Often blue chihuahuas will have skin and hair loss problems either as a puppy or adult.
Brindle
Some teacups are distinguished by a brindle color pattern. This pattern involves streaks that run across the base coat and has the appearance of stripes. They are often darker in color than the basecoat and may be black, fawn or in some cases chocolate.
Merle
Merle is a color pattern or markings that give the coat of the teacup an appearance of being dappled or speckled with other colors such as blue or red with black patches. Merles in chihuahuas are not the norm, and the gene combination that results in this pattern may cause problems with the dog's sight and hearing.
Sable
Sable is a color effect where the base body fur is one lighter color while the tips are a darker color. This can be found in teacups with chocolate sabled fawn or black sabled fawn where the fur is fawn but with chocolate or black tips.
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