Markings

Urajiro markings may be - white, ivory or cream. These swatches serve as a guide, and urajiro markings may take any colour within the range shown; please keep this in mind, especially when using palettes. Urajiro markings are split into required markings and optional markings, as detailed below.

Required Markings

• On the lower muzzle - may include the snout, cheeks (up to the eyes), and/or the area right below the chin and/or throat
• On the front of the chest - may include the whole front of chest area
• On the feet - minimum toes and fingers, maximum entire paws and lower legs (up to but not including elbows/knees.) However, paintballz may be used to get a line of tan on the elbows and/or the knees)

Optional Markings

• Above the eyes as dots or surrounding the eyes
• Inside the ears
• Under the tail - may include underside of or whole tail
• On the underside of the body and/or backside of hind legs
• As a harness marking (see examples below)

Urajiro markings sit above tan point markings, but below masking and white spotting. When combined with other coat patterns, urajiro markings may become partially or completely obscured. UKC applies a 'benefit of the doubt' philosophy when it comes to such cases - for example, if a dog has a predominantly white chest, the urajiro markings on the chest/shoulders can be missing without fault, as we assume in those dogz that those points are present and just hidden by the white.

Urajiro combined with other patterns

Urajiro can appear on any pattern, but it only affects red/golden/cream, not black/blue/liver/isabella, so in for instance a brindle dog with urajiro, the stripes on the urajiro-affected areas will still be solid black, while the red has been bleached. Likewise, on for instance a tan point, it would only affect areas that would normally be tan, not the black areas. Below are some examples of urajiro combined with other coat patterns

A black brindle dog with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern	A medium-shaded red (light) grizzle dog with urajiro markings	A cream dog with urajiro markings
A red sable dog with shading in the maximum pattern, with urajiro markings and a small mask	A grey grizzle dog with medium-heavy shading, with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern	A red sable dog with shading in the minimal pattern, with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern
A grey grizzle dog with medium-heavy shading with urajiro markings. A 'harness' marking is present behind the shoulders	A solid red dog with urajiro markings and white in the irish spotting pattern	A black dog with tan in the creeping pattern, urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern
A solid cream dog with urajiro markings. A 'harness' marking is present behind the shoulders	A red sable dog with shading in the classic pattern, urajiro markings and white in the irish spotting pattern. A 'harness' marking is present behind the shoulders	A solid red dog with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern. A 'harness' marking is present behind the shoulders
A blue sable dog with shading in the classic pattern, urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern. A 'harness' marking is present behind the shoulders	A black brindle dog with urajiro markings and white in the irish spotting pattern	A solid cream dog with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern
A blue brindle dog with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern	A solid red dog with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern. A 'harness' marking is present behind the shoulders	A red sable dog with shading in the classic pattern, urajiro markings and white in the irish spotting pattern
A solid black dog with tan points in the 'traditional' pattern, urajiro markings and white in the irish spotting pattern	A solid cream dog with urajiro markings and white in the trim pattern	A solid tan dog with urajiro markings and white in the irish spotting pattern. Ticking is also present on the white
A solid cream dog with urajiro markings and white in the piebald pattern	A black brindle dog with urajiro markings, white in the trim pattern and a standard mask	A black brindle dog with urajiro markings and white in the piebald pattern