COAT COLORS WHITE and LIVER

WHITE & LIVER White and liver Papillons have a brown or red coat color and brown leather (nose, eye rims, lips, and pads). Sometimes they are referred to as w/chocolate, or less commonly as, a w/brown. Liver Papillons do NOT have any black hairs. They also do not have black leather. Because the Papillon breed standard calls for black leather and penalizes non-black noses, breeders breed away from this color. Many people assume that w/liver Papillons are disqualified from competing in conformation shows. This is not true. Liver Papillons may compete in dog shows. A w/liver Papillon commonly has green or amber colored eyes. The coat color of a w/liver Pap comes in several shades of brown and red. Usually, when people think of a white & liver Papillon, they think of a dog with a white and brown coat and brown leather. However, w/liver Papillons can have a red coat with brown leather. They just cannot have black in their coats and they always have brown leather instead of black leather. There are several variations of a w/liver. These include the liver, the liver tricolor, the red liver and the sable liver. Any of the aforementioned variations should be registered with the AKC as white and liver. Note: Because the AKC registration form does not list w/liver as a color option for registering a Papillon, many people register them as sables, reds, or tricolors. In the authors' opinion, these Papillons should be registered as "white & liver." This is done by writing in the words "white and liver" in the blank provided.

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BELOW ARE PICTURES OF WHITE & LIVER PAPILLONS. . .

Above is Lacy as a puppy. She is the typical example of a w/liver Papillon. Her coat color is brown and she has brown leather.	Above is Lacy as an adult. She has no black hairs anywhere on her coat. A w/liver can never have black coat hairs or black leather.

Above, Mickthea Quanah Parker "Hershey" illustrates another example of w/liver Papillon. His leather is brown, instead of black. Although his coat color is darker brown on his body than his fringe, it is not black.

Above is another picture of Mickthea Quanah Parker "Hershey". To his left is a w/sable Papillon and to his right is a w/black Papillon. In this photo, you can clearly see that Hershey's coat is brown in color and not black. Also, notice how the sable and black Papillons have black leather while Hershey, in the middle, has brown leather.

All liver Papillons have brown leather (lips, nose, eye rims, and pads). You can see the brow facial leather on the livers presented on this site. The above photo shows the brown pads.

BELOW ARE PICTURES OF LIVER TRICOLOR PAPILLONS. . .

A liver tricolor has tan points above the eyes, on the cheeks, in the ears and under the tail. The remainder of the colored spots throughout the coat are brown.  This includes the body spots which have to be solid brown in color. Liver Tricolors should be registered as white & liver.

Calypso Oui Willie Wonka "Willie", above, illustrates a liver tricolor. He has tan points on his face. The remainder of his body spots are brown. He does not have black hairs anywhere on his coat.	Above, Clearlake Ferris Wheel "Ferris" demonstrates a typical tricolor. He has tan points on his face like Willie.  However, unlike Willie who has brown spots elsewhere on his body, Ferris has black spots.

Above and below, Chocolate Kissed Rose "Rosie", illustrates a liver tricolor. Rosie has tan hairs where a regular tricolor has tan. However, unlike a typical tricolors, Rosie has brown hairs in place of black hairs. Therefore, the spots on her body are solid brown in color.
Like all w/liver Papillons, Rosie has brown leather (nose, lips, eye rims and pads). Also, she has amber colored eyes which is typical of w/liver Papillons. Other coat colors have brown eyes.

Above are two photos of Gus, first as a puppy and then as an adult. Gus is a liver tricolor. As you can see, just like a regular tricolor, he has specific tan points above his eyes, on his cheeks, and in his ears. However, where a typical tricolor has black hairs, Gus has brown hairs. As all livers, Gus has brown leather. He also has amber colored eyes.

Above are two photos of Coco. She illustrates another liver tricolor. You can clearly see that she has tan points and that the rest of her coat is brown and not black. Also notice that her leather is brown and that her eyes are amber in color. On the picture to the right, you can also see that her ticking is brown in color and not black as liver Papillons can't have black hairs anywhere on their bodies.

BELOW ARE PICTURES OF LIVER SABLE PAPILLONS. . .

A liver sable Papillons has red and brown hairs interspersed throughout the coat. As with all livers, sable liver Papillons always have brown leather and often have amber colored eyes.

Above, Mickthea Melba, demonstrates a sable liver. She has red and brown hairs interspersed throughout her coat.	Above, CH Clearlake Widowmaker demonstrates a typical w/sable. He has red and black hairs interspersed throughout his coat.

BELOW ARE PICTURES OF RED LIVER PAPILLONS. . .

A red liver Papillon has a red coat which is usually "tan" in shade. A red liver Papillon will have no brown or black hairs in its coat. It will, however, have brown leather.

Above Gizmo demonstrates a red liver. His coat is red. He has brown leather and no black or brown hairs anywhere in his coat.

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