Opal
Description
Body
The body should have a slate blue under color next to the skin followed by a clean crisp bright fawn intermediate band/ring of color. The surface should be fawn intermixed with deep blue gray. The intermediate band/ring should be equal in width to the under color. The head, outside of ears, back, hindquarters, sides of body, upper side of tail, and outside of feet should match the body color. The belly should be white with a slate blue under color next to the skin. The chin, jowls, nostrils, eye circles, inside of ears, underside of tail, and inside of feet should match the belly color. Lap spots are allowed. Nostrils, inside of ears, triangle and lacing on edge of white agouti markings may be fawn.
Eye
Blue Gray
Nail
Dark.
Faults
Uneven color, mealiness, too thin or too thick intermediate band/ring width, poor ring definition, poor rufus in intermediate ring, frosting (light ticking), scattered white hairs, too dark or too light in surface color. Disqualifications No ring definition, lack of slate blue under color on belly, white or off colored spots, white or mismatched nails, incorrect eye color, harlequin brindling or tricolor spots.
Other Names
Blue Agouti
Genotypes
A_B_C_dd_E_
Variants
Harlequinized Opal Wideband Opal