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What is a Brindle Chihuahua?

Have you ever heard of a brindle Chihuahua?

If so, did you wonder what that was? A color? A new breed of Chihuahua? It’s neither of those things actually. It is a coat pattern. Not all breeds of dogs can have a brindle coat. A Chihuahua can have a brindle coat, however, they are not very common. See: What is the Rarest And Most Unique Chihuahua of Them All?

Side view of a black on brown brindle bull terrier with white neck, feet, and muzzle standing in grass
Brindle and white Bull Terrier

The brindle pattern occurs as a dark color on a lighter color in sort of a striped pattern. It’s also called “tiger-striped”.

Side view of a black brindle Akita dog standing in grass
BLACK BRINDLE AKITA

Other animals also can be brindle. Horses, guinea pigs, and cattle can also have the brindle coat pattern.

Are They Accepted In The American Kennel Club?

Although most brindles are black on brown or brown on black, there are also black on white. According to the American Kennel Club breed standard for Chihuahuas, any color — solid, marked, or splashed — is acceptable and correct. A Brindle is a coat pattern where there are black or any other darker-colored streaks causing pronounced stripes on another color, and it is fairly rare in Chihuahuas.

A black on brown brindle chihuahua standing in grass facing the camera
Brindle Chihuahua

How Do Chihuahuas Get The Brindle Coat Pattern?

Brindle coats are a less common color in Chihuahuas because it requires one or both parents to carry the recessive brindle gene. If one parent is solid colored and the other is brindle, chances are the pups will be mostly solid. A brindle dog mated to a sable dog could produce brindle puppies, and a brindle dog mated to a dark dog with tan points could produce black with brindle-pointed pups.

Side view of a regal looking brindle great dane
Brindle Great Dane

Our son has always had a Great Dane and most of them have been brindle. Although you may see less brindle Great Danes, they are not an uncommon coat pattern for a Great Dane.

A brindle Chihuahua sitting on a sectional couch
This beautiful brindle Chi is Irene. You can find her in our photo gallery. Photos from our readers.

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Debbie
Debbie
1 year ago

Rescued this bridled chihuahua his name is Taz

Christine
Christine
2 years ago

I bought a brindle puppy and she had a sister that also is a brindle

Cindy Hurzeler
Cindy Hurzeler
3 years ago

I don’t mean to brag, but on Feb 28th of this year we got our first Chihuahua and she is absolutely gorgeous! We have a Chesapeake and a chubby Min Pin. I needed a small dog to help run some weight off our Gomie. After a few months of searching I found Betty Roo. She’s smart and funny and we adore her. And she is the most beautiful brindle Deer-Head ever!

DOUG M GREEN
DOUG M GREEN
3 years ago

Rescued my brindle chihuahua from Craigslist. Couldn’t be happier. Max is my Buddy!!

Kamil
Kamil
3 years ago

We have, what you could call, a perfect specimen of a brindle chihuahua. Not only are they rare, they are also incredibly expensive. Back in 2014 we bought him for £400, today they cost upwards of £3000

Char
Char
5 years ago

What are the traits of a rare white Chihuahua?

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