What color is my new Chihuahua?

I just picked him up last night 18 hour ride. He was $250.I think his color is called Lilac Fawn %26amp; he has hazel eyes too. but the lady put Tan with Black markings he has no black on him look! I just want to make the correction on his registration %26amp; he has a soft spot on the top of his head is that normal?


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What color is my new Chihuahua?
fawn
Reply:caramel brown color


very cute!
Reply:the molera (soft spot) is 100% normal and common in the breed, as long as he doesnt bump his head on that spot its fine and normal :)


at one point the chihuahua could NOT be shown unless it had an open molera...nowerdays its optional and not considered a fault either way.





as for colour...


chihuahuas are not their adutl colour untill they are 3 years old, his shading will change over the next few years.


however at his current age and colour...


hes a chocolate sable.


that means his undercoat is fawn and the tips of his hair and mask are chocolate.





as he gets older the sabling may completly go away making him fawn, or he may get heavier sabling which would make him more of a chocolate. id personally list him as fawn sable.





hes very cute but please get him to a vet asap for a check up and watch his blood sugar, i am not sure how repuatable his breeder is...
Reply:Sable
Reply:Your dog is SOOOO very cute. I don't know the answer to the coloring question but the soft spot on the head is normal.. mine has one and the vet told me they sometimes close but not always. Its called a Molera. Mine in 1 year old and still has a small one (pinkey sized) It does not affect him at all you just need to be careful about head inuries. Even without a molera they are small and have a little head. I think Chis are the best dogs in the world!
Reply:i second the red thing.... he's either red or fawn... not lilac at all! lilacs are more of a pinkish cream color... he's a really light shade of red or a dark fawn
Reply:Light brown
Reply:He is a fawn, period. He is cute, but from the pix, I get the feeling he may have a large soft spot(open fontanel)(molera). If it is very large there is a strong chance he has hydrocephalus. You should take him to the vet and have him evaluated. He looks kind of sickly to me, weak eyes. He may just be tired in the pix. Please have him seen by a vet ASAP!! I had a hydro baby. The condition is very serious. I hope I am wrong. I could tell if I could see him in person but I can't. Good luck with your little one. Hope I am wrong.
Reply:he looks like a sable/fawn to me. those are great chihuahua colors. the original chihuahua colors. they were first breed that color.sable well tan fawn and sable colored mixed


he is so cute! were did you get him! im getting a chi!


he looks like he has a molera! get him checked by a vet!
Reply:These are not very good photos to tell the color of the dog from. We actually would need to see some shots from the side so we have the body included in the photos. What little bit of the body we can see in these photos look like the dog may be a fawn or even red coloring, but it is difficult to tell.





We know it isn't tri colored or black and white!








Added:The AKC registration papers has him listed as tan and black? I would have to question the papers that came with the pup. It sounds very much like this woman has given you the incorrect registration papers with this dog.





How old is this puppy????
Reply:It sounds like you may have been taken for a ride...beyond the one you took to get him. It doesn't sound like you got the right paperwork, and to top it off, they should have told you he has an open fontanel, which is a pretty serious fault. It leaves him in danger of brain injury should it be hit wrong. Some open fontanels grow shut as the puppy gets older, but not always.





Since you already have him, I'd take him to the vet asap to get his opinion in writing, and to be sure your pup has no other hidden issues. I hope you have your pup as a healthy family member for a long time, and gettign him checked is an important step. I'm not up on chihuahua colors, so I won't offer advice about that. Good luck iwth him.
Reply:beige or fawn. its normal for him to have a soft spot, just like babies it will close over time. make sure he doesn't fall or whack his head as their little bones are so delicate.i bought a poochi on oct 2nd but he is more poodle than chi. when i checked into the breed it mentioned the soft spot as being normal.my guy has a hard head and is very active. he is black and white. good luck with your new pal.
Reply:Fawn, with some sable across the back.
Reply:That is a molera. You should of known about that............


And yes it is normal for some chi's and I would say he is fawn like the description of another dog here. http://images05.olx.com/user_images/217/...
Reply:Puppies have a soft spot or "molera" on the top of the skull. The bone usually closes the gap by adulthood.





Colors include fawn, sand, chestnut, silver and steel blue, but any color is accepted, including black %26amp; tan and parti-color.





Your pup definitely isn't ''tan %26amp; black". She may have thought the darkness around the muzzle was ''black''.





The pictures aren't the best quality, but it looks like he could possibly be a ''Red'', actually.
Reply:Looks like a fawn or tan.
Reply:Cute a hell, but hes just a fawn.
Reply:I agree with Chihuahua mama. He's fawn (I have one the same colour) He may go sandy red as he gets older.He also looks like he could have hydrocephalus. It could just be the pictures, but the eyes look wrong and the head looks very large for such a tiny pup.





Not only did they give you the wrong papers I feel they may well have sold you a sick puppy. I would be at the vet first thing in the morning. It could just be the pictures, but I would not have taken this pup for free.





I pray all will be okay for this little guy and things will work out for you.



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