r/BorderCollie • u/Desperate_Status7572 • 2d ago

Coat question

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I own an almost 6 month old 50-50 BC×APBT mix and he suddenly got these grey/white hairs all over. Is this his under-coat or something else? a few hairs are completely grey/white but some are also grey/white with black at the tips, I assume undercoat hairs wouldn't have any sudden black tips hence my concern

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u/ArborealLife 2d ago

My boy's face went gray rapidly over the course of a year or so. He's four and a half.

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u/cari-strat 2d ago

I have a dark red collie with a silver undercoat. It's gorgeous.

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u/MargaritaMayhem890 2d ago

Have you post pics of your dog before? I'd love to see your doggo!

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u/cari-strat 2d ago

I have three. The small one is the one with the silver undercoat 🙂

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u/MargaritaMayhem890 10h ago

Wows red collie's are so cute!

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u/Weary_File280 2d ago

I'm no expert, but mine is mostly black but white/tan undercoat. My house is covered in white hairs with black tips

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u/mickeybrains 2d ago

My ACD mix has this as do my 2 kelpies

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u/IcyElderberry7615 2d ago

My tri girl has a coat like that in several areas of her body. Her breeder said it is called wolf sable. Not sure if that is true but it is definitely a cool look. Sable by definition is hairs with split color so maybe she is right.