Fawn
Fawn puppies can be either lighter colored or darker when they’re born, and lighter or darker as adults depending on the fading gene they inherited. The AKC Standard says:
Shades of fawn from pale cream to red, with some black or gray shading desirable.
At Birth
Fawn puppies can be born light or dark colored. These are newborns:
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/227577_368018563280269_292920555_n-1.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSCN4741-1024x768.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fako-Newborn2.jpg)
As Babies
They gradually lighten as they grow older:
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2012-04-03_19-11-55_133-1024x585.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2012-04-09_15-31-05_549-1-1024x580.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC06626-1-1024x768.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC06628-1-1024x768.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSCN4871-1-1024x768.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_4452.jpg)
At 5-7 Months
By six months old, puppies can still have quite a bit of black on the the tips of their hair, but underneath you can see the fawn growing in.
A black and tan (DQ) will have black/grey going clear down to the roots (see DQ photos below).
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0407-1-680x1024.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0413-527x1024.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0405.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0406.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0403-1-1020x1024.jpg)
Adults
An adult fawn Pumi with the correct gray shading will look like most of these below. Black or grey shading is desirable on a fawn, but even if they appear nearly white, on close examination there will be black hairs on the ears and tail.
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC09697-1024x828.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSCN5354-2-1024x961.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_4495-1.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Matyas-1-1024x867.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC00675-2-1024x799.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FugieDFAO.jpg)
Not Desirable – Apricot (ee)
Although the Wheaten standard calls for the black/grey to fade out, the Pumi standard prefers the gray shadings to distinguish it from “Apricot” (e gene- red/yellow/white gene). This color is not preferred because there are no grey shadings. But it’s not a disqualification.
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Yellow-Red-Puppies.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Apricot.jpg)
Disqualifying Colors
The color disqualification in the AKC Pumi standard (“any multiple-color pattern or patches, e.g., black and tan pattern, piebald, parti-colored”) applies to dogs like these:
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC03838-798x1024.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SavedImage_20200222_101746_03-657x1024.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20200222_080638-612x1024.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC02221-1024x788.jpg)
![](https://pumiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1387-2-1-1024x838.jpg)