You may be familiar with the pugs 2 standard colors, black and fawn. Well pugs actually come in many more colors. Colors that not black and fawn are recognized by the AKC if both parents are registered AKC, but cannot be shown in dog tournaments. The CKC recognizes all pugs of colors as long as theyre purebred.
If you are looking for a puppy, it is critically important that you find a puppy who is registered CKC and/or AKC. Good breeders only breed and sell registered dogs, it is crucial to proving that they are only selling purebred and healthy puppies. An unpapered dog may have underlying health issues and not be purebred. It is irresponsible for anyone to breed and sell dogs who are not registered, "no papers." We highly discourage back yard breeding and irresponsible breeding which is why all of our puppies are sold as pet only and are not allowed to be bred.
Here at FireLink we breed purebred pugs of standard and non-standard colors. All of our puppies are CKC and/or AKC. They all have paperwork and go home with pedigrees that show their family lineage up to 5 generations back. If you want to see their lineage farther back you will have to go go the CKC website and search their database.
Below is a list of pugs of color using FireLink pugs and puppies:
Fawn
Fawn is one of the most recognizable pug colors. They have a light tan coat, a black mask on their face. Some will have a "thumb print" on their forehead, which is a sign of good luck! A slightly darker streak going down their backs is common as well.
Fawns come in 3 shades: Regular Fawn, Silver Fawn, Apricot Fawn
Fawn↓↓↓
Silver Fawn↓↓↓
Silver fawns are also known as "smutty" pugs. They're called smutty fawns because they look like they're covered in smut from a fireplace. They are fawns but the tips of their fur is black.
BLACK↓↓↓
Black is the second standard color of the pug breed. AKC standards that black pugs be all black. There are different types of black pugs. They can be silver, or platinum, their fur is black with a white undercoat. Some black pugs with white parents or grandparents can have random white hairs. Some black pugs can also have white patches on their chest.
Brindle↓↓↓
Brindle pugs are rarer and slightly harder to find. Their coats have a base color of fawn with darker irregular stripes on top. Brindles come in all sorts of shades ranging from fawn brindle, to apricot brindle, even blue brindle. A brindle pattern occurs when dark stripes appear over a lighter-colored background, a reverse brindle pattern switches the prominence of the coloring, so light stripes appear to sit on on a dark-colored background.
Reverse Brindle↓↓↓
A reverse brindle pug is the opposite of a brindle pug, so light stripes appear to sit on on a dark-colored background.
Apricot Brindle↓↓↓
Our stud Bashful Ray (Ray) is an apricot brindle. It is rarer than normal brindles. Unlike regular brindles Ray has a base coat that is apricot with black stripes. Apricot coats are darker than fawn like an apricot.
White↓↓↓
An even rarer pug color is white. White pugs are mostly white. Some have cream masks or a cream stripe down their back. They can also have pink or black noses. They are not albino or pink pugs. Our white pug Alvina is all white with no mask or streak going down her back. She also has a cute pink nose.
There are many more colors of pugs including blue, panda, lilac, merle and more. This list is of all of the colors available here at Firelink. We will include other colors on our list as our grumble grows.