Both the English Mastiff and the American Mastiff can carry the brindle gene. These huge dogs commonly carry the gene, and the coloring is quite a popular color in the mastiff community. This coloring combined with their size can make mastiffs look even more imposing than the other breeds in this list.
How do I know if my dog is brindle?
A brindle dog will have liver (brown) stripes if it is bb on the B locus, blue stripes if it is dd on the D locus, and isabella stripes if it is both dd and bb. Dilution affects phaeomelanin (red) too to some extent, so the base colour will be relatively light (certainly not a deep red colour, but more likely cream).
What breeds make brindle?
What Dog Breeds are Brindle?Greyhound. Brindle on a Greyhound is not super common, but when they do have brindle, they have a huge range. ... American Staffordshire Terrier / Pit Bull. These dogs often exhibit a brindle pattern, though it is not necessarily breed standard. ... Mastiff. ... Great Dane. ... Whippet. ... Dachshund. ... Akita.
Is brindle a breed or color?
Brindle is a distinctive coat pattern in dogs that's described as tiger-striped, though the variations of color are more subtle and blended than distinct stripes. Dogs born with this coat pattern carry a particular recessive gene.